หยำฉ่า

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Thai

Etymology

From Cantonese 飲茶 / 饮茶 (jam2 caa4, literally to drink tea); originally referring to a place to drink tea or teahouse.

Pronunciation

Orthographicหยำฉ่า
h y å t͡ɕʰ ˋ ā
Phonemic
หฺยำ-ฉ่า
h ̥ y å – t͡ɕʰ ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonyǎm-chàa
Royal Instituteyam-cha
(standard) IPA(key)/jam˩˩˦.t͡ɕʰaː˨˩/(R)

Noun

หยำฉ่า (yǎm-chàa)

  1. (slang, sarcastic) brothel; prostitution house.
  2. (slang, sarcastic, derogatory) hostess; prostitute.

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