ขุดหา(kùt hăa)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] dig for [sth]

to dig into the ground or another surface in order to search for and find something.

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ช่วยกันchûuai ganช่วยกันchûuai gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherขุดหาkùt hăaขุดหาkùt hăa1[to] dig for [sth]2[to] search deeply for [information]ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ฝังfăngฝังfăng1[to] bury; inter2[to] implant (medical/dental)3[to] embed; set into4[to be] ingrained; deeply instilled (figurative) [adj]ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserve
The villagers helped each other dig for things that were buried.
2VerbB2

[to] search deeply for [information]

to investigate or look hard to find information, evidence, or the truth, often about past events.

Examples

นักข่าวnák kàaoนักข่าวnák kàaojournalist; reporterพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptขุดหาkùt hăaขุดหาkùt hăa1[to] dig for [sth]2[to] search deeply for [information]ข้อมูลkôr moonข้อมูลkôr moon1data (computing)2information; data (non-count)เกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutเรื่องอื้อฉาวrêuuang êúu chăaoเรื่องอื้อฉาวrêuuang êúu chăaoscandalของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)
The journalist is trying to dig up information about that politician's scandal.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ขุดkùtขุดkùt1[to] dig2[to] excavate; unearth3[to] mine; extract4[to] pry into; dredge up (information)Part 1
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หาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)Part 2
ขุดหาkùt hăaขุดหาkùt hăa[to] dig for [sth]