ยาชูกำลัง(yaa choo gam-lang)

Meanings

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tonic; restorative

A medicinal tonic or restorative used to boost energy or strength; different from a modern energy drink (เครื่องดื่มชูกำลังเครื่องดื่มชูกำลังkrêuuang dèum choo gam-langEnergy drink).

Examples

คุณย่าkun yâaคุณย่าkun yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ดื่มdèumดื่มdèum1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholยาชูกำลังyaa choo gam-langยาชูกำลังyaa choo gam-langtonic; restorative
Grandma felt weak, so she drank a medicinal tonic.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealPart 1
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ชูกำลังchoo gam-langชูกำลังchoo gam-lang[to] invigorate; boost energy/moralePart 2
ยาชูกำลังyaa choo gam-langยาชูกำลังyaa choo gam-langtonic; restorative