ยมทูต

Thai

Etymology

From Sanskrit यमदूत (yamadūta, “Yama's agent”). Compare Lao ຍົມມະທູດ (nyom ma thūt).

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˥˩/(R)

Noun

ยมทูต • (yom-má-tûut)

1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) An underworld officer whose duty is to bring a dead person before the underworld court for trial.
2. (theology) an officer of the hell, especially one with a similar duty.
3. a crow (any of several birds of the genus Corvus and the family Corvidae, traditionally believed to be agents of the underworld).
4. (figurative) anyone or anything that deprives a living creature of its life or that brings death.

Gallery

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  The underworld court in Chinese art, late 12th century
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  The underworld court in Indic art, circa 1800
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  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”)