ยมทูต
Thai
Pronunciation
Orthographic | ยมทูต y m d ū t | |
Phonemic | ยม-มะ-ทูด y m – m a – d ū ɗ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | yom-má-tûut |
Royal Institute | yom-ma-thut | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /jom˧.ma˦˥.tʰuːt̚˥˩/ |
Noun
ยมทูต • (yom-má-tûut)
- (Buddhism, Hinduism) An underworld officer whose duty is to bring a dead person before the underworld court for trial.
- (theology) an officer of the hell, especially one with a similar duty.
- a crow (any of several birds of the genus Corvus and the family Corvidae, traditionally believed to be agents of the underworld).
- (figuratively) anyone or anything that deprives a living creature of its life or that brings death.
Gallery
- The underworld court in Chinese art, late 12th century
- The underworld court in Indic art, circa 1800
- The underworld court in Khmer art, Angkor Wat
Related terms
- ยมบาล (yom-má-baan, “underworld officer whose duty is to enforce judgments passed by the underworld court”)
- ยมราช (yom-má-râat, “underworld overlord”)
- ยมโลก (yom-má-lôok, “underworld”)
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