หยำฉ่า

Thai

Etymology

From Cantonese 飲茶／饮茶 (jam² caa⁴, literally “to drink tea”); originally referring to a place to drink tea or teahouse.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หยำฉ่า h y å t͡ɕʰ ˋ ā
Phonemic		หฺยำ-ฉ่า h ̥ y å – t͡ɕʰ ˋ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	yǎm-chàa
	Royal Institute	yam-cha
(standard) IPA(key)		/jam˩˩˦.t͡ɕʰaː˨˩/(R)

Noun

หยำฉ่า • (yǎm-chàa)

1. (slang, sarcastic) brothel; prostitution house.
2. (slang, sarcastic, derogatory) hostess; prostitute.

Synonyms

• (prostitute) See โสเภณี (sǒo-pee-nii).