Etymology

From ยา ‎(yaa, “drug”) +‎ เสพย์ ‎(sèep, “to eat”) +‎ ติด ‎(dtìt, “to be addicted; to be stuck”); literally "drug [which is] eaten and addicted to", "edible and addictive drug", or "drug [to which a person may be] addicted [upon] eating".

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