ดื้อยา
dʉ̂ʉ-yaaMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
drug-resistant; resistant to medication
not responding to a medicine; resistant to medication (used of a disease, tumor, or microorganism; sometimes of a patient)
Examples
คนไข้kon-kâiคนไข้kon-kâipatient (medical)กินยาgin-yaaกินยาgin-yaa[to] take medicine (orally)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full termตามที่dtaam-tîiตามที่dtaam-tîi1as; just as; in the way that2according to; as perหมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanสั่งsàngสั่งsàng1[to] order [sth]; place an order (food/goods)2[to] command; instruct; direct3[to] prescribe; order (medical/legal/official)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เชื้อchʉ́ʉaเชื้อchʉ́ʉa1germ; pathogen2fuel; combustible material3lineage; ancestry4culture; starter5cause; source (of trouble)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toดื้อยาdʉ̂ʉ-yaaดื้อยาdʉ̂ʉ-yaadrug-resistant; resistant to medication
The patient didn't finish the medicine as the doctor ordered, so the infection started to become resistant.
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ถ้าtâaเราraoกินginยาปฏิชีวนะyaa-bpà-dtì-chii-wá-náบ่อยbɔ̀iเกินไปgəən-bpaiร่างกายrâang-gaaiอาจจะàat-jàดื้อยาdʉ̂ʉ-yaaได้dâai
If we take antibiotics too often, our bodies might become resistant to them.
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtกำลังgam-langกังวลgang-wonเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpปัญหาbpan-hǎaเชื้อแบคทีเรียchʉ́ʉa-bɛ̀ɛk-tii-riiaดื้อยาdʉ̂ʉ-yaaที่tîiเพิ่มสูงขึ้นpə̂əm-sǔung-kʉ̂nอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
Doctors are concerned about the problem of drug-resistant bacteria, which is increasing rapidly.
การกลายพันธุ์gaan-glaai-panของkɔ̌ɔngไวรัสwai-rátทำให้tam-hâiมันmanดื้อdʉ̂ʉต่อdtɔ̀ɔยาyaaรักษาrák-sǎaที่tîiมีอยู่mii-yùuเดิมdəəm
The virus's mutation caused it to become resistant to existing antiviral drugs.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
dʉ̂ʉ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ดื้อdʉ̂ʉดื้อdʉ̂ʉ1stubborn; obstinate; headstrong2naughty; disobedient3resistant (to treatment/control)stubborn; obstinate; headstrongPart 1
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ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealmedicine; medicationPart 2
ดื้อยาdʉ̂ʉ-yaaดื้อยาdʉ̂ʉ-yaadrug-resistant; resistant to medicationdrug-resistant; resistant to medicationWord