ยาม้า
Thai
editEtymology
editFrom ยา (yaa, “drug”) + ม้า (máa, “horse”); literally "horse drug"; renamed ยาบ้า (yaa-bâa, literally “mad drug”) in 1996.
Pronunciation
editOrthographic | ยาม้า y ā m ˆ ā | |
Phonemic | ยา-ม้า y ā – m ˆ ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | yaa-máa |
Royal Institute | ya-ma | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /jaː˧.maː˦˥/(R) |
Noun
editยาม้า • (yaa-máa)
- (informal and obsolete) ya ma, a type of addictive drug containing a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine, often found in tablet form.