มัจจุราช
Thai
Etymology
Borrowed from Pali maccurāja, from maccu (“death”) + rāja (“king”), literally "king of death", equivalent to มัจจุ + ราช (râat).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | มัจจุราช m ạ t͡ɕ t͡ɕ u r ā d͡ʑ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | มัด-จุ-ราด m ạ ɗ – t͡ɕ u – r ā ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | mát-jù-râat |
| Royal Institute | mat-chu-rat | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /mat̚˦˥.t͡ɕu˨˩.raːt̚˥˩/(R) | |
Noun
มัจจุราช • (mát-jù-râat)
- (Buddhism, Hinduism) Yama, the god of death who serves as the overlord of the hells and the judge of the dead.
- (theology) any god of death.
- (figurative) anyone or anything that causes death, destruction, or ruin; death, destruction, or ruin itself.
Synonyms
- (Yama; any god of death) See ยม (yom).