ยาโบราณ
yaa-boo-raanMeaning
1NounB1
traditional medicine; folk remedy
Traditional remedies or medicines, often herbal and prepared according to old methods; used in folk or traditional healing.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)บอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ยาโบราณyaa-boo-raanยาโบราณyaa-boo-raantraditional medicine; folk remedyจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai1medicinal herb; medicinal plant2herbal (as a modifier)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เป็นหวัดbpen-wàtเป็นหวัดbpen-wàt[to] have a cold
Grandma told me to take a traditional herbal remedy when I catch a cold.
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ตอนเด็กdton dèkๆ-แม่mâeเคยkoeiต้มdtômยาโบราณyaa boo-raanให้hâiฉันchănดื่มdèumเวลาไอway-laa aiเพราะpráwบอกว่าbòk wâaช่วยchûuaiขับkàpเสมหะsĕm-hà
When I was a child, my mom used to boil a traditional remedy for me to drink when I coughed, saying it helps expel phlegm.
หมอพื้นบ้านmɔ̌ɔ-pʉ́ʉn-bâanแนะนำnɛ́-namยาโบราณyaa-boo-raanที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakขมิ้นkà-mînและlɛ́น้ำผึ้งnáam-pʉ̂ngเพื่อบรรเทาpʉ̂ʉa-ban-taoอาaaการอักเสบgaan-àk-sèep
A folk healer recommended a traditional remedy made from turmeric and honey to relieve inflammation.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiการgaanแพทย์สมัยใหม่pɛ̂ɛt-sà-mǎi-màiหลายlǎaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaยังคงyang-kongรักษาrák-sǎaอาaaการเจ็บป่วยgaan-jèp-bpùuaiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiด้วยdûuaiยาโบราณyaa-boo-raanที่tîiสืบทอดsʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔtสูตรsùutกันganมาmaa
Even with modern medicine, many families still treat minor ailments with traditional remedies whose formulas have been passed down.
Tones
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3 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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โบราณboo-raanโบราณboo-raan1ancient; antique2traditional; old-fashioned3ancient times; the old daysancient; antiquePart 2
ยาโบราณyaa-boo-raanยาโบราณyaa-boo-raantraditional medicine; folk remedytraditional medicine; folk remedyWord