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ยาม้า

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Thai

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Etymology

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From ยา (yaa, drug) +‎ ม้า (máa, horse); literally "horse drug"; renamed ยาบ้า (yaa-bâa, literally mad drug) in 1996.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicยาม้า
y ā m ˆ ā
Phonemic
ยา-ม้า
y ā – m ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboonyaa-máa
Royal Instituteya-ma
(standard) IPA(key)/jaː˧.maː˦˥/(R)

Noun

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ยาม้า (yaa-máa)

  1. (informal and obsolete) ya ma, a type of addictive drug containing a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine, often found in tablet form.
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Descendants

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  • Burmese: ယာမ (yama.), ရာမ (rama.)