ทำยา
tam-yaaMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] make/prepare medicine
to prepare, compound, or produce medicines or remedies (including traditional/herbal preparations)
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeยาสมุนไพรyaa-sà-mǔn-praiยาสมุนไพรyaa-sà-mǔn-praiherbal medicine; herbal remedyไว้ใช้wái-cháiไว้ใช้wái-chái1for later use2[to] set aside [sth] for later useเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at home
My grandmother likes to prepare herbal remedies for her own use at home.
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เภสัชกรpee-sàt-chá-gɔɔnที่tîiโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanกำลังgam-langยุ่งyûngกับgàpการทำgaan-tamยาyaaให้hâiผู้ป่วยนอกpûu-bpùuai-nɔ̂ɔk
The pharmacist at the hospital is busy preparing medicine for outpatients.
กระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanทำtamยาแผนโบราณyaa-pɛ̌ɛn-boo-raanต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความรู้kwaam-rúuที่tîiสืบทอดกันมาsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔt-gan-maaและlɛ́ความเข้าใจkwaam-kâo-jaiในnaiคุณสมบัติkun-ná-sǒm-bàtของkɔ̌ɔngสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai
The process of making traditional medicine requires inherited knowledge and an understanding of the properties of herbs.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเภสัชกรรมpee-sàt-chá-gamลงทุนlong-tunมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎanในnaiการวิจัยgaan-wí-jaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำยาtam-yaaชนิดchá-nítใหม่màiสำหรับsǎm-ràpรักษาโรคrák-sǎa-rôokที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔn
The pharmaceutical company invests a huge amount in research to produce new medicines for treating complex diseases.
2VerbC1
[to] manufacture illicit drugs
to produce illegal narcotic drugs
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ข้อหาkɔ̂ɔ-hǎaข้อหาkɔ̂ɔ-hǎacriminal charge; legal countลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔp1[to] do secretly; do illicitly; do without permission2secretly; illicitly; on the slyทำยาtam-yaaทำยาtam-yaa1[to] make/prepare medicine2[to] manufacture illicit drugsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บ้านเช่าbâan-châoบ้านเช่าbâan-châo1rented house2house for rent
He was arrested by the police on charges of secretly producing illegal drugs in a rented house.
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ขบวนการค้ายาkà-buuan-gaan-káa-yaaเสพติดsèep-dtìtมักจะmák-jàย้ายyáaiฐานที่มั่นtǎan-tîi-mânในnaiการgaanทำยาtam-yaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการgaanถูกtùukติดตามdtìt-dtaamจากjàakเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîi
Drug trafficking rings often move their drug production bases to avoid being tracked by officials.
การสืบสวนgaan-sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanพบว่าpóp-wâaผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaใช้cháiความรู้kwaam-rúuทางเคมีtaang-kee-miiในnaiการดัดแปลงgaan-dàt-bplɛɛngสูตรsùutและlɛ́ทำยาtam-yaaชนิดchá-nítใหม่màiที่tîiมีmiiฤทธิ์rítรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngกว่าgwàaเดิมdəəm
The investigation found that the suspect used his chemical knowledge to modify formulas and produce a new type of drug with a more potent effect.
เครือข่ายkrʉʉa-kàaiข้ามชาติkâam-châatมักจะmák-jàจ้างjâangคนในพื้นที่kon-nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiที่tîiสิ้นไร้ไม้ตอกsîn-rái-máai-dtɔ̀ɔkให้มาhâi-maaทำยาtam-yaaโดยdooiใช้cháiความยากจนkwaam-yâak-jonเป็นbpenเครื่องมือต่อรองkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉ-dtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔng
Transnational networks often hire destitute locals to produce drugs, using poverty as a bargaining tool.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ทำยา said ทัม-ยา?
tam-yaa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
tam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; make[to] do; makePart 1
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ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealmedicine; medicationPart 2
ทำยาtam-yaaทำยาtam-yaa[to] make/prepare medicine[to] make/prepare medicineWord