หมอยาพื้นบ้าน(mŏ yaa péun bâan)

Meanings

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traditional healer; folk doctor

A person who practices traditional or folk medicine, often using herbs and local remedies.

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanไม่สบายmâi sà-baaiไม่สบายmâi sà-baai1unwell; ill; sick2[to] be unwell; feel illทีไรtee raiทีไรtee raiwhenever; every time (that)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitลูกหลานlôok lăanลูกหลานlôok lăan1descendants; offspring2younger generation (collective)ไปตามbpai dtaamไปตามbpai dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchหมอยาพื้นบ้านmŏ yaa péun bâanหมอยาพื้นบ้านmŏ yaa péun bâantraditional healer; folk doctorมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (slang, น.)ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agentให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
Whenever grandmother gets sick, she always has her children or grandchildren fetch the local folk healer to boil medicine for her.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หมอยาmŏ yaaหมอยาmŏ yaa1pharmacist; druggist2traditional herbal healerPart 1
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พื้นบ้านpúuan bâanพื้นบ้านpúuan bâan1folk; traditional (of local people)2indigenous; native (of a species or practice)Part 2
หมอยาพื้นบ้านmŏ yaa péun bâanหมอยาพื้นบ้านmŏ yaa péun bâantraditional healer; folk doctor