ยา

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See also: ย่า

Pali

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Pronoun

ยา f

  1. Thai script form of yā (“who”)

Declension

Declension table of "ยา" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)ยา (yā)ยาโย (yāyo) or ยา (yā)
Accusative (second)ยํ (yaṃ) or ยัง (yaṃ)ยาโย (yāyo) or ยา (yā)
Instrumental (third)ยาย (yāya) or ยายะ (yāya)ยาหิ (yāhi) or ยาภิ (yābhi)
Dative (fourth)ยาย (yāya) or ยายะ (yāya) or ยสฺสา (yassā) or ยัสสา (yassā)ยาสํ (yāsaṃ) or ยาสานํ (yāsānaṃ) or ยาสัง (yāsaṃ) or ยาสานัง (yāsānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)ยาย (yāya) or ยายะ (yāya)ยาหิ (yāhi) or ยาภิ (yābhi)
Genitive (sixth)ยาย (yāya) or ยายะ (yāya) or ยสฺสา (yassā) or ยัสสา (yassā)ยาสํ (yāsaṃ) or ยาสานํ (yāsānaṃ) or ยาสัง (yāsaṃ) or ยาสานัง (yāsānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)ยาย (yāya) or ยายํ (yāyaṃ) or ยายะ (yāya) or ยายัง (yāyaṃ) or ยสฺสํ (yassaṃ) or ยัสสัง (yassaṃ)ยาสุ (yāsu)

Thai

Thai ยา, Khmer ថ្នាំ "medicine"

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Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ˀjɯəᴬ (“medicine”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩀᩣ, Lao ຢາ (yā), Lü ᦊᦱ (ẏaa), Tai Dam ꪤꪱ, Shan ယႃ (yǎa), Bouyei iel, Zhuang yw. Compare Middle Chinese 藥 (jɨɐk̚).

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicยา
y ā
RomanizationPaiboonyaa
Royal Instituteya
(standard) IPA(key)/jaː˧/(R)

Noun

ยา • (yaa)

  1. medicine; drug.
  2. tobacco.
  3. (colloquial) cigarette.
  4. (dated) opium.
  5. (colloquial) recreational drug.

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