ค้นหา

kón-hǎa

Meaning

1VerbA2

[to] search for; look for

to attempt to find something or someone by looking, checking, or investigating

Examples

ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ค้นหาkón-hǎaค้นหาkón-hǎa[to] search for; look forคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔp1answer; reply2solution; correct answerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กูเกิลguu-gəənกูเกิลguu-gəən1Google (company/search engine)2[to] google; search
I search for the answer on Google.
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เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiฉันchǎnค้นหาkón-hǎaข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmผ่านpàanเว็บไซต์wép-sáiท่องเที่ยวtɔ̂ɔng-tîiao
Yesterday I looked up hotel information through a travel website.
เดี๋ยวdǐiaoฉันchǎnจะjàค้นหาkón-hǎaตาdtaaรางรถไฟraang-rót-faiจากjàakฐานข้อมูลtǎan-kɔ̂ɔ-muunของkɔ̌ɔngการรถไฟgaan-rót-fai
I will search for the train schedule from the railway’s database.
นักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaใช้cháiคำสำคัญkam-sǎm-kanในnaiการค้นหาgaan-kón-hǎaบทความวิชาการbòt-kwaam-wí-chaa-gaanจากjàakฐานข้อมูลtǎan-kɔ̂ɔ-muunของkɔ̌ɔngมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-lai
Students use keywords to search for academic articles in the university’s database.
ฉันchǎnกำลังgam-langค้นหาkón-hǎaกุญแจgun-jɛɛที่tîiหายไปhǎai-bpai
I am looking for the lost keys.
เขาkǎoไปที่bpai-tîiสำนักงานsǎm-nák-ngaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaค้นkónหาเอกสารhǎa-èek-gà-sǎanที่tîiหายhǎai
He went to the office to look for the missing document.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatออกɔ̀ɔkค้นหาkón-hǎaหมาmǎaในnaiละแวกบ้านlá-wɛ̂ɛk-bâanตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเช้าcháo
The police have been searching for the dog in the neighborhood since morning.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngแบ่งbɛ̀ngหน้าที่nâa-tîiกันganค้นหาkón-hǎaเบาะแสbɔ̀-sɛ̌ɛทั้งtángตรวจdtrùuatห้องเก็บของhɔ̂ng-gèp-kɔ̌ɔngและlɛ́สอบถามsɔ̀ɔp-tǎamพยานpá-yaan
We need to divide tasks to search for clues, including checking the storage room and questioning witnesses.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

kón

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + Mai tho → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

ค้นkónค้นkón1[to] search; look for2[to] rummage; go through3[to] research; investigate; inquire into[to] search; look forPart 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
ค้นหาkón-hǎaค้นหาkón-hǎa[to] search for; look for[to] search for; look forWord

Related Words

Similar

เสาะหาsɔ̀-hǎaเสาะหาsɔ̀-hǎa[to] seek; look for diligently

[to] seek; look for diligently

Suggests a diligent search involving effort or persistence.

สืบหาsʉ̀ʉp-hǎaสืบหาsʉ̀ʉp-hǎa[to] investigate; [to] search for

[to] investigate; [to] search for

Emphasizes searching through inquiries, investigation, or clues.

กำลังหาgam-lang-hǎaกำลังหาgam-lang-hǎa[to] be looking for; be searching for; be trying to find

[to] be looking for; be searching for; be trying to find

มองหาmɔɔng-hǎaมองหาmɔɔng-hǎa[to] look for; search for; seek

[to] look for; search for; seek

ตามหาdtaam-hǎaตามหาdtaam-hǎa[to] look for; search for; seek; track down

[to] look for; search for; seek; track down

Typically concerns locating a particular person or thing, often one that is missing.