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Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ˀjɯəᴬ (“medicine”). Cognate with Thai ยา (yaa), Northern Thai ᩀᩣ, Lao ຢາ (yā), Tai Dam ꪤꪱ, Shan ယႃ (yǎa), Bouyei iel. Zhuang yw.
Pronunciation
Noun
ᦊᦱ • (ẏaa)
- medicine
- tobacco
ᦶᦎᧆ ᦊᦱ- ṫaed ẏaa
- to quit smoking
Verb
ᦊᦱ • (ẏaa) (abstract noun ᦂᦱᧃᦊᦱ)
- (transitive) to cure; to heal
References
- Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦊᦱ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International