ยาขยัน(yaa kà-yăn)
Meanings
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stimulant drug; amphetamine
a slang term for a stimulant drug, such as amphetamine or methamphetamine, historically used by laborers or drivers to stay awake and work longer hours
Examples
สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenคนขับรถบรรทุกkon kàp rót ban-túkคนขับรถบรรทุกkon kàp rót ban-túktruck driverบางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketยาขยันyaa kà-yănยาขยันyaa kà-yănstimulant drug; amphetamineเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own self; identityตื่นdtèuunตื่นdtèuun1[to] be startled; alarmed; overexcited (about)2be awake; stay awake3[to] wake up; awakenและláeและláeand (coordinating)ขับรถkàp rótขับรถkàp rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedทั้งคืนtáng keunทั้งคืนtáng keun1all night; the whole night2the entire night
In the past, some truck drivers took stimulants so they could stay awake and drive all night.
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ยาขยันyaa kà-yănยาขยันyaa kà-yănstimulant drug; amphetamine