ห่า
Thai
Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemic | ห่า h ˋ ā | |
Romanization | Paiboon | hàa |
Royal Institute | ha | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /haː˨˩/(R) |
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *raːᴮ (“epidemic”). Cognate with Lao ຮ່າ (hā), Shan ႁႃႈ (hāa).
Noun
ห่า • (hàa)
- (ผี~) a type of ghost or spirit believed to be responsible for any disease that causes high mortality.
- (by extension or figurative) (ผี~) mischievous or violent ghost or spirit.
- (archaic) (โรค~) any disease that causes high mortality: plague, pestilence, etc.
- (pathology, vulgar) (โรค~) cholera.
- (veterinary pathology, vulgar) (โรค~) rinderpest.
- (vulgar, derogatory, offensive) (อี~, ไอ้~) mischievous person; troublemaker; disagreeable or contemptible person.
Adverb
ห่า • (hàa)
Interjection
ห่า • (hàa)
- (vulgar) an exclamation of anger, contempt, disapproval, rejection, disgust, discontent, dismay, surprise, or alarm.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tai *kraːᴮ (“gust (of rain)”). Cognate with Lao ຫ່າ (hā), Shan ႁႃႇ (hàa).
Noun
ห่า • (hàa)
- (archaic) a unit of rainwater, equal to the amount a monk's alms bowl, called บาตร (bàat), would hold.
- (of rain, hail, etc) shower.
- (figurative, of things that fall down like a shower of rain) a great deal; a great amount; a great number; a great quantity.
Verb
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