พญายา
pá-yaa-yaaMeaning
1NounC2
thanaka tree
A small, thorny tree of the citrus family, Naringi crenulata, also known as Hesperethusa crenulata and called กระแจะกระแจะgrà-jɛ̀1fragrant cosmetic powder or paste2thanaka tree in Thai. Its bark and wood are used in traditional medicine and ground into a cosmetic paste applied to the skin.
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พญายาpá-yaa-yaaพญายาpá-yaa-yaathanaka treeหรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)กระแจะgrà-jɛ̀กระแจะgrà-jɛ̀1fragrant cosmetic powder or paste2thanaka treeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lék1small-sized; compact2small size (option)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วงศ์wongวงศ์wong1lineage; clan2family (biology)ส้มsômส้มsôm1orange (fruit)2orange (color)3orange; orangish4sour (regional)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหนามnǎamหนามnǎam1thorn; spine; prickle2thorny problem; obstacle (figurative)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)ลำต้นlam-dtônลำต้นlam-dtônstem; trunk (botany)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กิ่งgìngกิ่งgìng1branch; twig (small)2branch; offshoot (figurative)3classifier: branches, twigsโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉak1shell; rind; peel; husk; bark2surface; superficial appearance (figurative)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máaiเนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máai1wood; timber (material)2woody tissue (xylem) [scientific]ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตำรับdtam-rápตำรับdtam-ráp1recipe; formula; prescription (traditional)2authoritative treatise; classical text3style; traditional methodยาแผนโบราณyaa-pɛ̌ɛn-boo-raanยาแผนโบราณyaa-pɛ̌ɛn-boo-raantraditional medicine
Phaya ya, also called krachae, is a small tree in the citrus family with thorns on its trunk and branches; its bark and wood are used in traditional medicinal preparations.
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ในnaiการสาธิตgaan-sǎa-títการทำgaan-tamเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangประทินผิวbprà-tin-pǐuแบบดั้งเดิมbɛ̀ɛp-dâng-dəəmวิทยากรwít-tá-yaa-gɔɔnนำnamเนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máaiพญายาpá-yaa-yaaมาmaaฝนfǒnกับgàpหินhǐnและlɛ́เติมdtəəmน้ำnáamทีละน้อยtii-lá-nɔ́ɔiจนได้jon-dâaiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngเนียนniianสำหรับsǎm-ràpทาtaaผิวpǐu
During a demonstration of traditional cosmetic preparation, the presenter ground phaya ya wood against a stone, adding water little by little until it formed a smooth paste for applying to the skin.
แม้mɛ́ɛเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakและlɛ́เนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máaiพญายาpá-yaa-yaaจะjàใช้cháiในnaiการดูแลgaan-duu-lɛɛผิวpǐuมาmaaแต่เดิมdtɛ̀ɛ-dəəmผู้pûuพัฒนาผลิตภัณฑ์pát-tá-naa-pà-lìt-dtà-panก็gɔ̂ยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiเป็นbpenส่วนผสมsùuan-pà-sǒmในnaiเครื่องสำอางkrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-aang
Although phaya ya bark and wood have traditionally been used for skin care, product developers must still assess their safety before using them as cosmetic ingredients.
หากhàakมองmɔɔngพญายาpá-yaa-yaaเพียงpiiangในฐานะnai-tǎa-náวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpสำหรับsǎm-ràpเครื่องสำอางkrʉ̂ʉang-sǎm-aangก็gɔ̂อาจàatมองข้ามmɔɔng-kâamมิติmí-dtìทางวัฒนธรรมtaang-wát-tá-ná-tamของkɔ̌ɔngการฝนgaan-fǒnเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakและlɛ́เนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máaiเป็นbpenแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngทาtaaผิวpǐuซึ่งsʉ̂ngสืบทอดsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔtจากjàakภูมิปัญญาท้องถิ่นpuum-bpan-yaa-tɔ́ɔng-tìnควบคู่กับkûuap-kûu-gàpการใช้gaan-cháiไม้máaiชนิดchá-nítนี้níiในnaiตำรับdtam-rápยาแผนโบราณyaa-pɛ̌ɛn-boo-raan
Viewing phaya ya merely as a cosmetic raw material may overlook the cultural dimension of grinding its bark and wood into a skin paste—a practice passed down through local knowledge alongside the tree's use in traditional medicine.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พญายา said พะ-ยา-ยา?
pá-yaa-yaa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
พญาpá-yaaพญาpá-yaa1ruler; king; lord (historical)2honorific prefix for great beings3chief; great one (for animals/plants)ruler; king; lord (historical)Part 1
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ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealmedicine; medicationPart 2
พญายาpá-yaa-yaaพญายาpá-yaa-yaathanaka treethanaka treeWord