หา

See also: ห้า and ห่า

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		หา h ā
Romanization	Paiboon	hǎa
	Royal Institute	ha
(standard) IPA(key)		/haː˩˩˦/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *kraᴬ (“to seek”).

Cognate with Northern Thai ᩉᩣ, Lao ຫາ (hā), Lü 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 มาหาใครคะ

   sà-wàt-dii kâ · maa hǎa krai ká

   Hello. Who would you like to see?

4. to accuse; to allege; to claim.

Derived terms

• มองหา (mɔɔng-hǎa)
• ค้นหา (kón-hǎa)

Preposition

หา • (hǎa)

1. to; into.

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

หา • (hǎa)

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