คลำหา
klam-hǎaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] grope for [sth]; [to] fumble for [sth]
to search for something by feeling for it with your hands, especially when you cannot see
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightไฟดับfai-dàpไฟดับfai-dàp1power outage; blackout2[of power/lights] go out; cut outฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toคลำหาklam-hǎaคลำหาklam-hǎa[to] grope for [sth]; [to] fumble for [sth]สวิตช์ไฟsà-wít-faiสวิตช์ไฟsà-wít-failight switchฉายchǎaiฉายchǎai1[to] screen; show; air2[to] project (light/image)3[to] emit; radiate (light/glow)4to appear/air (on media)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉtความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉt1darkness2figurative darkness
Last night the power went out, I had to fumble around in the dark for the flashlight switch.
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เขาkǎoตื่นมาdtʉ̀ʉn-maaกลางดึกglaang-dʉ̀kแล้วlɛ́ɛoคลำหาklam-hǎaโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpบนbonโต๊ะdtóข้างkâangเตียงdtiiangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูเวลาduu-wee-laa
He woke up in the middle of the night and fumbled for his phone on the nightstand to check the time.
ฉันchǎnทำtamรีโมตแอร์rii-môot-ɛɛตกdtòkใต้dtâaiโซฟาsoo-faaเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngนอนคว่ำnɔɔn-kwâmแล้วlɛ́ɛoใช้มือchái-mʉʉคลำหาklam-hǎa
I dropped the air conditioner remote under the sofa, so I had to lie on my stomach and use my hand to feel around for it.
ในnaiถ้ำtâmที่têeมืดสนิทmêut sà-nìtนักสำรวจnák săm-rùuatต้องdtôngค่อยๆkôi kôiใช้มือchái meuคลำหาทางklam hăa taangไปข้างหน้าbpai kâang nâaอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wang
In the pitch-black cave, the explorer had to carefully feel his way forward with his hands.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คลำหา said คลัม-หา?
klam-hǎa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คล, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
klam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
คลำklamคลำklam1[to] feel; grope; fumble (with hands)2[to] palpate (medical)3[to] fondle; feel up; grope (sexually)[to] feel; grope; fumble (with hands)Part 1
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หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contact[to] look for; search forPart 2
คลำหาklam-hǎaคลำหาklam-hǎa[to] grope for [sth]; [to] fumble for [sth][to] grope for [sth]; [to] fumble for [sth]Word