ᩀᩣ

Northern Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ˀjɯəᴬ (“medicine”). Cognate with Thai ยา (yaa), Lao ຢາ (yā), Lü ᦊᦱ (ẏaa), Tai Dam ꪤꪱ, Shan ယႃ (yǎa), Bouyei iel, Zhuang yw.

Pronunciation

• (Chiang Mai) IPA^(key): /jaː˦/

Noun

ᩀᩣ • (yaa)

1. medicine