วิ่งหา
wîng-hǎaMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] actively seek; [to] hustle for [sth]
To go around looking for something with urgency or effort; to hustle or scramble to get something (often money, opportunities, or help).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseหาเงินhǎa-ngənหาเงินhǎa-ngən[to] earn money; [to] make money
He is scrambling to find money.
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พอpɔɔตกงานdtòk-ngaanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngวิ่งหาwîng-hǎaคนช่วยkon-chûuaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàai
When he lost his job, he had to scramble to find someone to help with expenses.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtกำลังgam-langวิ่งหาwîng hăaลูกค้าlûuk-káaใหม่ๆmài màiเพื่อpêuuaเพิ่มยอดpêrm yôtขายkăai
The company is hustling to find new customers to increase sales.
เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngวิ่งwîngหาเงินhǎa-ngənทั่วtûuaทุกที่túk-tîiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำมาnam-maaจ่ายjàaiค่ารักษาพยาบาลkâa-rák-sǎa-pá-yaa-baanให้hâiแม่mɛ̂ɛ
He had to scramble everywhere to find money to pay for his mother's medical bills.
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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
wîng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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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
วิ่งหาwîng-hǎaวิ่งหาwîng-hǎa[to] actively seek; [to] hustle for [sth][to] actively seek; [to] hustle for [sth]Word