สัตว์นรก

Thai

creatures being punished in hell according to Buddhist belief

Etymology

From สัตว์ (sàt, “creature”) +‎ นรก (ná-rók, “hell”), literally “hell creature”.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		สัตว์นรก s ạ t w ʻ n r k
Phonemic		สัด-นะ-รก s ạ ɗ – n a – r k
Romanization	Paiboon	sàt-ná-rók
	Royal Institute	sat-na-rok
(standard) IPA(key)		/sat̚˨˩.na˦˥.rok̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

สัตว์นรก • (sàt-ná-rók) (classifier ตน or ตัว)

1. (theology) creature punished in hell for a sin; hellspawn.
2. (figurative, very offensive) sinful person; bad, evil, or wicked person.