น้ำยา

Thai edit

the soup

Etymology edit

From น้ำ (náam, “water; liquid; etc”) +‎ ยา (yaa, “drug; medicine; etc”).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic		น้ำยา n ˆ å y ā
Phonemic		นั้ม-ยา n ạ ˆ m – y ā	น้าม-ยา n ˆ ā m – y ā
Romanization	Paiboon	nám-yaa	náam-yaa
	Royal Institute	nam-ya	nam-ya
(standard) IPA^(key)		/nam˦˥.jaː˧/^(R)	/naːm˦˥.jaː˧/^(R)

Noun edit

น้ำยา • (nám-yaa)

a soup made of pounded fish, served with the noodle ขนมจีน (kà-nǒm-jiin).
liquid containing chemical or medicinal substances or properties: potion, solution, elixir, etc.
(slang) ability, capability, competency; talent, skill; effect, efficacy.
(slang, often used of a man) sexual ability, sexual skill, sexual technique; capability to produce offspring.

Derived terms edit

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