หายา(hăa yaa)
Meanings
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[to] look for/get medicine
to look for or obtain medicine (e.g., from a pharmacy, clinic, or traditional source)
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ร้านขายยาráan kăai yaaร้านขายยาráan kăai yaapharmacy; drugstore; chemist’s (BrE)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for the sake of; on behalf of2for; in order toหาhăaหาhăa1[to] seek out; contact2[to] earn (money); make a living3[to] visit; go see4[to] look for; search for5[to] find (after searching)6[to] get; procureยาแก้ปวดyaa gâe bpùuatยาแก้ปวดyaa gâe bpùuatpainkiller; pain relieverหัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1beginning; initial part2[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)3head (body part)4classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins5header; title; headline6mind; mentality; way of thinking7top; end; tip8leader; chief; head
Mom went to the pharmacy to get medicine for her headache.
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ถ้าtâaอาการaa-gaanไม่ดีmâi deeขึ้นkêunพรุ่งนี้prûng-néeเราraoควรkuuanไปหาหมอbpai hăa mŏเพื่อpêuuaหายาhăa yaaที่têeแรงraengกว่าgwàaนี้née
If the symptoms don't improve, we should go see a doctor tomorrow to get stronger medicine.
เขาkăoต้องdtôngขับรถkàp rótไปbpaiหลายlăaiร้านráanกว่าจะgwàa jàหาhăaยาแก้แพ้yaa gâe páeตัวdtuuaที่têeหมอmŏrสั่งsàngได้dâi
He had to drive to several stores before he could find the specific allergy medicine the doctor prescribed.
ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònที่têeการแพทย์gaan pâetยังyangไม่mâiเจริญjà-rernผู้คนpôo konมักจะmák jàหาhăaยาสมุนไพรyaa sà-mǔn praiจากjàakในnaiป่าbpàaมาmaaรักษาrák-săaอาaaการเจ็บป่วยgaan jèp bpùuaiเบื้องต้นbêuuang dtôn
In the past, when modern medicine was not yet advanced, people would often find herbal remedies from the forest to treat basic illnesses.
Word Breakdown
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หายาhăa yaaหายาhăa yaa[to] look for/get medicine