ယႃ

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ˀjɯəᴬ (“medicine”). Cognate with Thai ยา (yaa), Northern Thai ᩀᩣ, Lao ຢາ (yā), Lü ᦊᦱ (ẏaa), Tai Dam ꪤꪱ, Bouyei iel, Zhuang yw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaː˨˦/
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

ယႃ • (yǎa)

1. medicine

Verb

ယႃ • (yǎa) (abstract noun လွင်ႈယႃ)

1. to cure; to heal
2. to repair

References

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.