Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicหย่า
h y ˋ ā
Phonemic
หฺย่า
h ̥ y ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonyàa
Royal Instituteya
(standard) IPA(key)/jaː˨˩/(R)
Homophonesอย่า

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Tai *ˀjaːᴮ (to quit). Cognate with Lao ຢ່າ ().

Verb edit

หย่า (yàa) (abstract noun การหย่า)

  1. (transitive or intransitive, somewhat archaic) to quit; to give up; to leave; to cease; to end.
    หย่านม
    yàa nom
    to wean
    (literally) to cease [from] milk
    หย่าศึก
    yàa sʉ̀k
    to end a war
  2. (transitive or intransitive, of married persons) to divorce.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Adverb edit

หย่า (yàa)

  1. Obsolete form of อย่า (yàa).