ยาม้า
Thai
Etymology
From ยา (yaa, “drug”) + ม้า (máa, “horse”); literally "horse drug". Renamed ยาบ้า (yaa-bâa, literally “mad drug”) in 1996.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ยาม้า y ā m ˆ ā | |
| Phonemic | ยา-ม้า y ā – m ˆ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | yaa-máa |
| Royal Institute | ya-ma | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /jaː˧.maː˦˥/ | |
Noun
ยาม้า • (yaa-máa)
- (informal and obsolete) ya ma, a type of addictive drugs in the form of tablets containing a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine.
Related terms
- ยาเลิฟ (“Sally”)
- ยาอี (“ecstasy”)
- ยาไอซ์ (“ice”)
Descendants
- → Burmese: ယာမ (yama.)
- → Burmese: ရာမ (rama.)