ควาน

kwaan

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] grope; feel around

to search by feeling with the hands, especially in the dark, inside, or under something

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ควานหาkwaan-hǎaควานหาkwaan-hǎa1[to] search for [sth] by feeling; [to] grope for2[to] search about for; [to] hunt for [sth]กุญแจgun-jɛɛกุญแจgun-jɛɛ1key (for a lock)2lock; locking device3key; crucial factor4answer key; key (solutions)5clef (music)6wrench; spannerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)หาไม่เจอhǎa-mâi-jəəหาไม่เจอhǎa-mâi-jəə[to] be unable to find [sth]
I'm fumbling around for the keys in my bag but can't find them.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnไฟดับfai-dàpผมpǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngควานหาkwaan-hǎaมือถือmʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดไฟbpə̀ət-faiฉายchǎai
Last night the power went out, so I had to grope around for my phone to turn on the flashlight.
เขาkǎoคุกเข่าkúk-kàoลงlongแล้วlɛ́ɛoควานหาkwaan-hǎaแหวนwɛ̌ɛnที่tîiตกอยู่dtòk-yùuใต้dtâaiโต๊ะdtó
He knelt down and felt around for the ring that had fallen under the table.
ในnaiความมืดมิดkwaam mêut mítเธอterทำได้tam dâiเพียงpiiangยื่นมือyêun meuuออกòkไปข้างหน้าbpai kâang nâaแล้วláeoควานkwaanไปตามbpai dtaamผนังpà-năngเพื่อpêuuaหาhăaทางออกtaang òk
In the pitch darkness, all she could do was extend her hand and feel along the wall, searching for an exit.
2VerbB2

[to] search for [sb] or [sth]; hunt for

To search for someone or something that is hard to find, often without knowing where to look.

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ควานหาkwaan-hǎaควานหาkwaan-hǎa1[to] search for [sth] by feeling; [to] grope for2[to] search about for; [to] hunt for [sth]หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉ1book (printed work)2document; letterเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallมือสองmʉʉ-sɔ̌ɔngมือสองmʉʉ-sɔ̌ɔng1second-hand; used2second-hand itemหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngin many placesแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่เจอmâi-jəəไม่เจอmâi-jəə[to] not find [sth/sb]
I've searched for this book in several secondhand shops, but I still haven't found it.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatควานหาkwaan-hǎaตัวdtuuaคนขับkon-kàpที่tîiหนีไปnǐi-bpaiแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangไม่รู้mâi-rúuว่าwâaเขาkǎoอยู่yùuที่ไหนtîi-nǎi
The police are searching for the driver who fled, but they still don't know where he is.
แม้mɛ́ɛทีมงานtiim-ngaanจะjàควานหาkwaan-hǎaข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunจากjàakหลายlǎaiแหล่งlɛ̀ngก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiพบpópหลักฐานlàk-tǎanที่tîiยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nจริงjing
Although the team has searched many sources for information, they still haven't found evidence confirming that this actually happened.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtกำลังgam-langควานหาkwaan-hǎaผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu-chîiao-chaanมาmaaรับrápตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngที่ว่างtîi-wâangมาหลายเดือนmaa-lǎai-dʉʉanแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangไม่พบmâi-pópคนkonที่tîiมีคุณสมบัติmii-kun-ná-sǒm-bàtตรงตามdtrong-dtaamที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaan
The company is searching for a specialist to fill a position that has been vacant for months, but it still hasn't found anyone with the required qualifications.

Related Words

1[to] grope; feel around

2[to] search for [sb] or [sth]; hunt for