យម

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Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit यम (yama), Pali yama. Cognate with Thai ยม (yom), Burmese ယာမာ (yama).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic យម
ym
Phonemic យម់ / យៈ-មៈ
ym´ / y`-m`
WT romanisation yum, yĕəʼmĕəʼ
(standard) IPA(key) /jum/ ~ /jĕəʔ.ˈmĕəʔ/

Noun[edit]

យម (yum)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) death; devil; Satan; Yama