ยาทา
yaa-taaMeaning
1NounA2
topical medicine; ointment
medicine for external application; topical medication; ointment
Examples
นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ยาทาyaa-taaยาทาyaa-taatopical medicine; ointmentไม่ใช่mâi-châiไม่ใช่mâi-châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)ยากินyaa-ginยากินyaa-ginoral medicine
This is a topical medicine, not an oral medicine.
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The doctor gave me one tube of anti-itch ointment.
You must use this topical medication to apply on the wound twice a day.
ยาทาyaa-taaตัวdtuuaนี้níiมีmiiส่วนผสมsùuan-pà-sǒmของkɔ̌ɔngสเตียรอยด์sɔ̌ɔ-dtiia-rɔɔiจึงjʉngไม่ควรmâi-kuuanใช้cháiติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganนานnaanเกินgəənสองsɔ̌ɔngสัปดาห์sàp-daa
This ointment contains steroids, so it shouldn't be used continuously for more than two weeks.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealmedicine; medicationPart 1
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ยาทาyaa-taaยาทาyaa-taatopical medicine; ointmenttopical medicine; ointmentWord