งมหา(ngom hăa)

Meanings

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[to] grope for [sth]; [to] search blindly for [sth]

to search for something by feeling around blindly, especially in the dark or underwater

Examples

ไฟดับfai dàpไฟดับfai dàp1[of power/lights] go out; cut out2power outage; blackoutฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; bound to2must; have toงมหาngom hăaงมหาngom hăa[to] grope for [sth]; [to] search blindly for [sth]โทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call2telephone; phoneในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)ความมืดkwaam mûetความมืดkwaam mûet1darkness2figurative darkness
The power went out, so I had to feel around for my phone in the dark.
3 more examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatส่งsòngนักประดาน้ำnák bprà-daa námลงไปlong bpaiงมหาngom hăaหลักฐานlàk tăanในnaiแม่น้ำmâe nám
The police sent divers down to search for evidence underwater in the river.
เขาkăoทำtamแหวนwăenตกน้ำdtòk náamเลยloieต้องdtôngลงไปlong bpaiงมหาngom hăaกันganวุ่นวายwûn waai
He dropped a ring in the water, so they had to go down and frantically search for it underwater.
การgaanงมหาngom hăaของkŏngในnaiสระน้ำsà náamที่têeขุ่นมัวkùn muuaแบบนี้bàep néeเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangที่têeยากyâakและláeต้องdtôngใช้cháiความระมัดระวังkwaam rá-mát rá-wang
Searching for things underwater in such a murky pool is difficult and requires caution.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

งมngomงมngom1[to] feel around for [sth]; search by touch2[to] fumble; search blindlyPart 1
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หาhăaหาhăa1[to] seek out; contact2[to] earn (money); make a living3[to] visit; go see4[to] look for; search for5[to] find (after searching)6[to] get; procurePart 2
งมหาngom hăaงมหาngom hăa[to] grope for [sth]; [to] search blindly for [sth]