ยม
Thai
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ยม y m | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ยม y m | [bound form] ยม-มะ- y m – m a – | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | yom | yom-má- |
| Royal Institute | yom | yom-ma- | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /jom˧/(R) | /jom˧.ma˦˥./ | |
Etymology 1
From Pali yama (“Yama”) or Sanskrit यम (yama, “Yama”). Cognate with Old Khmer យម (yama), យំ (yaṃ); Modern Khmer យម (yum); Burmese ယာမာ (yama); Chinese 閻摩／阎摩 (Yánmó); Japanese 閻魔; Korean 염마 (yeomma).
Noun
ยม • (yom)
- (Hinduism, Buddhism) (พญา~, พระยา~, พระ~) Yama, the god of the dead, the overlord of the underworld, and the chief justice of the hell.
- (religion, by extension) (พญา~, พระยา~, พระ~) any similar figure.
- (astronomy) (พระ~) Pluto.
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Etymology 2
Uncertain.
Noun
ยม • (yom)
- (botany) mahogany: any of the various plants of the family Meliaceae.
- (botany, archaic) starberry: the plant Phyllanthus acidus of the family Phyllanthaceae.
Derived terms
- มะยม (má-yom)
- หมากยม
Etymology 3
Compare Khmer យំ (yum, “to cry; to weep”).
Verb
ยม • (yom)