ยาม้า

Thai

Etymology

From ยา (yaa, “drug”) +‎ ม้า (máa, “horse”); literally "horse drug". Renamed ยาบ้า (yaa-bâa, literally “mad drug”) in 1996.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		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˦˥/

Noun

ยาม้า • (yaa-máa)

(informal and obsolete) ya ma, a type of addictive drugs in the form of tablets containing a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine.

Related terms

ยาเลิฟ (“Sally”)
ยาอี (“ecstasy”)
ยาไอซ์ (“ice”)

Descendants

→ Burmese: ယာမ (yama.)
→ Burmese: ရာမ (rama.)

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