use inhaled medication
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- 1 use inhaled medication、administer medicine as a spray or mist
- 2 spray pesticides、spray chemicals
This means releasing medicine or chemicals as a fine spray. In medical settings it often refers to using inhaled medication, while in farming and pest control it means spraying pesticides or similar chemicals.
use inhaled medication、administer medicine as a spray or mist
To administer or take medicine as a spray or mist, often through an inhaler or nebulizer.
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เด็กกำลังพ่นยาอยู่ dèk kamlaŋ phôn yaa yùu The child is receiving inhaled medication now. เด็กกำลังพ่นยาอยู่ details
spray pesticides、spray chemicals
To spray pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, or other chemical treatments over crops or an area.
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ชาวนากำลังพ่นยาในนา chaaw naa kamlaŋ phôn yaa nay naa The farmer is spraying pesticide in the rice field. ชาวนากำลังพ่นยาในนา details
Learning notes
Explanation
พ่นยา combines พ่น, “to release as a spray or mist,” with ยา, “medicine or a chemical treatment.” Its central image is applying a medicinal or chemical substance as fine droplets. In medical contexts, it can describe using an inhaler or nebulizer, receiving a nebulizer treatment, or applying a medicated nasal spray. It may refer either to a patient taking the medicine or to someone administering it. In farming and pest-control contexts, ยา commonly refers to pesticides or other treatment chemicals, so พ่นยา can mean “spray pesticide” even when the particular chemical is not stated.
Usage
It is common in hospitals and homes when discussing inhalers, nebulizer treatments, and medicated nasal sprays. It is also used on farms, in orchards, and around homes when pesticides or insecticides are sprayed. The surrounding context usually makes the intended meaning clear.
Caution
This specifically involves medicine or chemicals delivered as a spray or mist. Do not confuse it with ฉีดยา “give an injection,” กินยา “take medicine by mouth,” or ทายา “apply medicine to the skin.” In a farming context, it normally means spraying a chemical treatment, not simply spraying water.