Nature and weather หญ้า yâa
grass noun
- yâa falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
หญ้าyâa has a falling tone; the หhǎw at the start is silent and only sets the tone. It sounds exactly like ย่าyâa, your father's mother, while flat ยาyaa is medicine. Parks put up signs saying ห้ามเหยียบหญ้าhâam yìap yâa, keep off the grass.
Don't mix it up
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ยาyaa
medicine, drug
Mid tone instead of falling: medicine.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- yah
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