ยาเสพติด

Thai

Alternative forms

^†ยาเสพย์ติด (yaa-sèep-dtìt)

Etymology

From ยา (yaa, “drug”) +‎ เสพ (sèep, “to consume”) +‎ ติด (dtìt, “to be addicted; to be stuck”); literally "drug [which is] consumed and addicted to", "consumable and addictive drug", or "drug [to which a person may be] addicted [upon] consumption".

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ยาเสพติด y ā e s b t i ɗ
Phonemic		ยา-เสบ-ติด y ā – e s ɓ – t i ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	yaa-sèep-dtìt
	Royal Institute	ya-sep-tit
(standard) IPA^(key)		/jaː˧.seːp̚˨˩.tit̚˨˩/

Noun

ยาเสพติด • (yaa-sèep-dtìt)

addictive drug; narcotic drug.

Related terms

สารเสพติด (“addictive substance; narcotic substance”)