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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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From Proto-Tai *kraᴬ (to seek). 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.
Derived terms
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Preposition

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หา (hǎa)

  1. to; into.

Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeic

Interjection

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หา (hǎa)

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