ยา
yaaMeanings
1NounA1
medicine; medication
a substance used to treat illness, prevent disease, or relieve symptoms
Examples
หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealมากินmaa-ginมากินmaa-gin[to] come eatวันละwan-láวันละwan-láper day; each day (rate/frequency)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or times
The doctor gave me medicine to take twice a day.
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I take fever medicine in the morning.
If you have a headache, take the medicine after meals as labeled.
เภสัชกรpee-sàt-chá-gɔɔnแนะนำnɛ́-namยาyaaเพื่อบรรเทาpʉ̂ʉa-ban-taoอาการไอaa-gaan-aiและlɛ́น้ำมูกไหลnáam-mûuk-lǎi
The pharmacist recommended medicine to relieve coughing and a runny nose.
2NounB1
drug (narcotic/illicit)
an illegal or controlled substance that affects the mind or body
Examples
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)ผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎasuspect; accused person (criminal case)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔp1[to] do secretly; do illicitly; do without permission2secretly; illicitly; on the slyขนkǒnขนkǒn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6rice (archaic; dialectal)7[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ประเทศbprà-têetประเทศbprà-têetcountry; nation; state
The police arrested a suspect who was smuggling drugs into the country.
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He was charged with illegal possession of drugs.
ชุมชนchum-chonร่วมกันrûuam-ganรณรงค์ron-ná-rongไม่mâiยุ่งเกี่ยวกับyûng-gìiao-gàpยาyaaและlɛ́ช่วยกันchûuai-ganแจ้งjɛ̂ɛngเบาะแสbɔ̀-sɛ̌ɛ
The community campaigned to avoid involvement with drugs and helped report tips.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanเพิ่มpêrmบทลงโทษbòt long tôhtคดีká-deeค้ายาkáa yaaเพื่อpêuuaลดlótเครือข่ายkreuua kàaiอาชญากรรมàat-chá-yaa-gamและláeการเสพติดgaan sèhp dtìt
The government increased penalties for drug trafficking to curb criminal networks and addiction.
3NounB2
chemical/agent
a substance used to produce a specific effect (e.g., in agriculture or industry), often in compounds
Examples
เกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnเกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnfarmer; agriculturistผสมpà-sǒmผสมpà-sǒm1[to] mix; blend [sth]2mixed; blended; hybrid3[to] breed; mate; crossbreedยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สัดส่วนsàt-sùuanสัดส่วนsàt-sùuan1proportion; ratio2body proportions; figureที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกำหนดgam-nòtกำหนดgam-nòt1[to] set; fix; determine2[to] schedule; assign3deadline; due date4specification; stipulationเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofกำจัดgam-jàtกำจัดgam-jàt[to] eliminate; get rid ofศัตรูพืชsàt-dtruu-pʉ̂ʉtศัตรูพืชsàt-dtruu-pʉ̂ʉtplant pest; agricultural pestโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ทำลายtam-laaiทำลายtam-laai1[to] destroy; ruin2[to] spoil; undermineผลผลิตpǒn-pà-lìtผลผลิตpǒn-pà-lìt1product; output2agricultural yield; harvest
Farmers mix the chemical agent in specified ratios to eliminate pests without damaging the crops.
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หมอmɔ̌ɔจ่ายjàaiยาปฏิชีวนะyaa-bpà-dtì-chii-wá-náให้hâiคนไข้kon-kâiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaอาการaa-gaanติดdtìtเชื้อแบคทีเรียchʉ́ʉa-bɛ̀ɛk-tii-riia
The doctor prescribed antibiotics to the patient to treat the bacterial infection.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnพ่นpônยาyaaในnaiไร่râiต้องdtɔ̂ngอ่านàanฉลากchà-làakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทราบsâapอัตราàt-dtraaเจือจางjʉʉa-jaangและlɛ́เวลาที่wee-laa-tîiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiสำหรับsǎm-ràpเก็บเกี่ยวgèp-gìiao
Before spraying the agent in the field, you must read the label to know the dilution rate and the safe harvest interval.
เราraoใช้cháiน้ำยาnáam-yaaดักจับdàk-jàpในnaiระบบบำบัดน้ำเสียrá-bòp-bam-bàt-náam-sǐiaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำให้tam-hâiโลหะหนักloo-hà-nàkตกตะกอนdtòk-dtà-gɔɔnและlɛ́แยกออกyɛ̂ɛk-ɔ̀ɔkได้dâaiง่ายngâai
We use a precipitating agent in the wastewater treatment system to make heavy metals settle and be easily separated.
4VerbC1
[to] caulk; seal
to caulk, seal, or fill a gap or joint to make it watertight or airtight
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yaa
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 | — | — |