ยาบ้า

Thai

Etymology

From ยา (yaa, “drug”) +‎ บ้า (bâa, “crazy; mad; insane; wild”). First used in 1996. Coined by the then minister of public health Sanoh Thienthong. Formerly known as ยาม้า (yaa-máa) and ยาขยัน.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ยาบ้า y ā ɓ ˆ ā
Phonemic		ยา-บ้า y ā – ɓ ˆ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	yaa-bâa
	Royal Institute	ya-ba
(standard) IPA^(key)		/jaː˧.baː˥˩/

Noun

ยาบ้า • (yaa-bâa)

ya ba, 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

→ Bengali: ইয়াবা (iyaba)
→ Burmese: ယာဘ (yabha.)
→ Burmese: ရာဘ (rabha.)
→ Japanese: ヤーバー (yābā)
→ Khmer: យ៉ាបា (yaabaa)

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