หมอยา

mɔ̌ɔ-yaa

Meanings

1NounB1

pharmacist; druggist

a pharmacist; a person trained to prepare and dispense medicines

Examples

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2NounB2

traditional herbal healer

a traditional healer or herbalist who prepares and provides herbal remedies

Examples

คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanไม่สบายmâi-sà-baaiไม่สบายmâi-sà-baai1unwell; ill; sick2[to] be unwell; feel illทีไรtii-raiทีไรtii-raiwhenever; every time (that)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)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)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchหมอยาmɔ̌ɔ-yaaหมอยาmɔ̌ɔ-yaa1pharmacist; druggist2traditional herbal healerประจำbprà-jamประจำbprà-jam1regular; habitual; routine2regularly; habitually3permanent; stationed; assignedหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneอาการaa-gaanอาการaa-gaan1symptom2state; condition3manner; comportmentทุกทีtúk-tiiทุกทีtúk-tii1every time; on each occasion2always; invariably3increasingly; more and more
Whenever my grandmother gets sick, she always has someone fetch the village's traditional healer to check on her.
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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

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Rising tone

mɔ̌ɔ

Dips low first, then rises clearly.

High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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หมอยาmɔ̌ɔ-yaaหมอยาmɔ̌ɔ-yaapharmacist; druggistpharmacist; druggistWord