ຫາ

See also: ຫ້າ and ຫຼາ

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *kraᴬ (“to seek”). Cognate with Thai หา (hǎa), Northern Thai ᩉᩣ, Lü ᦠᦱ (ḣaa), Tai Dam ꪬꪱ, Shan ႁႃ (hǎa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥴ (xáa), Ahom 𑜁𑜡 (khā) or 𑜁𑜞𑜠 (khra), Zhuang ra, Saek หร่า.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haː˩˧/

Preposition

ຫາ • (hā)

1. of, to, toward

Verb

ຫາ • (hā) (abstract noun ການຫາ)

1. to look for

Derived terms

• ຊອກຫາ (sǭk hā)
• ມາຫາ (mā hā)