สัตว์นรก

Thai
creatures being punished in hell according to Buddhist belief

Etymology

From สัตว์ (sàt, “creature”) +‎ นรก (ná-rók, “hell”), literally “hell creature”.

Pronunciation
Orthographicสัตว์นรก
s ạ t w ʻ n r k
Phonemic
สัด-นะ-รก
s ạ ɗ – n a – r k
RomanizationPaiboonsàt-ná-rók
Royal Institutesat-na-rok
(standard) IPA(key)/sat̚˨˩.na˦˥.rok̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

สัตว์นรก • (sàt-ná-rók) (classifier ตน or ตัว)

  1. (theology) creature punished in hell for a sin; hellspawn.
  2. (figurative, very offensive) sinful person; bad, evil, or wicked person.[1]

References
  1. สำนักงานราชบัณฑิตยสภา (2010 May 22) “สัตว์นรก”, in สำนักงานราชบัณฑิตยสภา (in Thai)
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