หา

See also: ห้า and ห่า

Thai

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

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 มาใครคะ
    sà-wàt-dii kâ · maa hǎa krai ká
    Hello. Who would you like to see?
  4. to accuse; to allege; to claim.
Derived terms

Preposition

หา • (hǎa)

  1. to; into.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

หา • (hǎa)

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

References

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