ความโหยหา(kwaam hŏi hăa)
Meanings
1NounC1
longing; yearning
A strong, often aching feeling of longing or yearning for someone or something absent; wistful desire.
Examples
หลังจากที่lăng jàak têeหลังจากที่lăng jàak têeafter (subordinating conjunction)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปเรียนbpai rianไปเรียนbpai rian[to] go to study; [to] go to schoolต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têht1foreign; overseas2abroad; foreign countries3[to] go/live abroadฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuai1[to] be full of; be filled with; be packed with2[to] be rife with; be replete with (figurative)ความโหยหาkwaam hŏi hăaความโหยหาkwaam hŏi hăa1longing; yearning2nostalgic yearningและláeและláeand (coordinating)คิดถึงkít tĕungคิดถึงkít tĕung1[to] miss [sb/sth]; long for2[to] think of; remember [sb/sth]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
After he went to study abroad, I was filled with a deep longing and missed him every day.
2NounC1
nostalgic yearning
Yearning tinged with nostalgia, especially for the past or lost times (e.g., 'a longing for the past').
Examples
เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)กลับมาglàp maaกลับมาglàp maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backเยี่ยมบ้านyîiam bâanเยี่ยมบ้านyîiam bâan[to] make a home visitเกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรู้สึกถึงróo-sèuk tĕungรู้สึกถึงróo-sèuk tĕung[to] feel [sth]; [to] sense [sth]; [to] perceive [sth]ความโหยหาkwaam hŏi hăaความโหยหาkwaam hŏi hăa1longing; yearning2nostalgic yearningถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysเก่าๆgào gàoเก่าๆgào gàoold; oldish (reduplicated)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; used to (past experience)2[used to] (past experience/habit)วิ่งเล่นwîng lênวิ่งเล่นwîng lên[to] run around for fun; rompกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
When he returned to visit his hometown, he felt a nostalgic longing for the old days when he used to run and play with friends.
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ความโหยหาkwaam hŏi hăaความโหยหาkwaam hŏi hăalonging; yearning