ควาน
kwaanMeanings
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)ในnaiในnai1in; 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.
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.