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หา

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See also: ห้า and ห่า

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicหา
h ā
RomanizationPaiboonhǎa
Royal Instituteha
(standard) IPA(key)/haː˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

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หา (hǎa)

  1. used to express surprise, bewilderment, disbelief, contempt, or interrogation.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *kraᴬ (to seek).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩣ, Lao ຫາ (), ᦠᦱ (ḣaa), Tai Dam ꪬꪱ, Shan ႁႃ (hǎa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥴ (xáa), Ahom 𑜁𑜡 (khā) or 𑜁𑜞𑜠 (khra), Zhuang ra, Saek หร่า, Tày xa.

Verb

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หา (hǎa) (abstract noun การหา)

  1. to call; to summon.
  2. to seek; to find; to search; to look (for).
  3. to visit; to see; to meet.
    สวัสดีค่ะ มาหาใครคะ
    sà-wàt-dii kâ · maa hǎa krai ká
    Hello. Who would you like to see?
  4. to accuse; to allege; to claim.

Preposition

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หา (hǎa)

  1. to; into.

Derived terms

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Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

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หา (hǎa) (abstract noun ความหา)

  1. adverb-auxiliary used in certain negative constructions: otherwise, not
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 353

Further reading

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  • หา” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.