ยาเย็น
yaa-yenMeaning
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cooling remedy (traditional medicine)
In traditional Thai medicine, a remedy with 'cooling' properties, used to treat symptoms attributed to excess 'heat' in the body, such as fever or mouth ulcers (ร้อนในร้อนในrɔ́ɔn-nai1mouth ulcer; canker sore2heatiness (traditional internal heat)).
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เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ร้อนในrɔ́ɔn-naiร้อนในrɔ́ɔn-nai1mouth ulcer; canker sore2heatiness (traditional internal heat)เจ็บคอjèp-kɔɔเจ็บคอjèp-kɔɔ1[to] have a sore throat2sore throatมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)ยาเย็นyaa-yenยาเย็นyaa-yencooling remedy (traditional medicine)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ดื่มdʉ̀ʉmดื่มdʉ̀ʉm1[to] drink2[to] drink alcohol
I have a mouth ulcer and a very sore throat, so my mom boiled some cooling medicine for me to drink.
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ถ้าtâaมีไข้mee kâiอ่อนๆòn ònแล้วláeoรู้สึกrúu-sèukร้อนrónข้างในkâang naiลองlongหาซื้อhăa séuยาเย็นyaa yenจากjàakร้านขายยาแผนโบราณráan kăai yaa păen boh-raanดูสิdoo sì
If you have a low-grade fever and feel hot inside, try buying some cooling remedy from a traditional pharmacy.
ตามdtaamความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngแพทย์แผนไทยpɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-taiอาการaa-gaanร้อนในrɔ́ɔn-naiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakธาตุไฟtâat-faiในnaiร่างกายrâang-gaaiไม่mâiสมดุลsǒm-dunซึ่งsʉ̂ngรักษาrák-sǎaได้dâaiโดยdooiการทานgaan-taanยาเย็นyaa-yenเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปรับสมดุลbpràp-sǒm-dun
According to traditional Thai medicine, symptoms like mouth ulcers are caused by an imbalance of the 'fire' element in the body, which can be treated by taking a cooling remedy to restore balance.
ยาเย็นyaa-yenไม่ใช่mâi-châiยาปฏิชีวนะyaa-bpà-dtì-chii-wá-náแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นbpenสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiที่tîiมีmiiฤทธิ์เย็นrít-yenช่วยchûuaiบรรเทาban-taoอาการaa-gaanที่tîiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakความร้อนkwaam-rɔ́ɔnสะสมsà-sǒmในnaiร่างกายrâang-gaaiเช่นchênไข้kâiหรือrʉ̌ʉแผลในปากplɛ̌ɛ-nai-bpàak
A 'cooling remedy' is not an antibiotic, but rather herbs with cooling properties that help alleviate symptoms caused by accumulated heat in the body, such as fever or mouth sores.
Tones
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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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เย็นyenเย็นyen1cool; chilly2evening (late afternoon to dusk)3cool (personality); calm4[to] be cool; become coolcool; chillyPart 2
ยาเย็นyaa-yenยาเย็นyaa-yencooling remedy (traditional medicine)cooling remedy (traditional medicine)Word