Thai edit

Etymology edit

From ยา (yaa, drug) +‎ แรง (rɛɛng, strong); literally "strong drug".

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicยาแรง
y ā æ r ŋ
Phonemic
ยา-แรง
y ā – æ r ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonyaa-rɛɛng
Royal Instituteya-raeng
(standard) IPA(key)/jaː˧.rɛːŋ˧/(R)

Noun edit

ยาแรง (yaa-rɛɛng)

  1. (slang) serious measure; decisive measure.