สืบหาต้นตอ

sèup-hăa dtôn-dtor

Meanings

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[to] trace [sth] to its source; [to] find the root cause

to investigate in order to trace something back to its source or to find the root cause (e.g., of a problem, rumor, infection).

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofสืบหาต้นตอsèup-hăa dtôn-dtorสืบหาต้นตอsèup-hăa dtôn-dtor[to] trace [sth] to its source; [to] find the root causeของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsข่าวลือkàao leuuข่าวลือkàao leuurumor; hearsayที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăaiความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăai1damage; harm; injury2losses (esp. monetary/quantified)ให้กับhâi gàpให้กับhâi gàpto; for (recipient/beneficiary)ดาราdaa-raaดาราdaa-raa1celebrity; star (entertainment)2star (astronomy) [formal/lit.]คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)
The police are investigating the source of the rumor that damaged that celebrity's reputation.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

สืบหาsèup hăaสืบหาsèup hăa1[to] investigate; [to] search for2[to] trace; [to] track downPart 1
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ต้นตอdtôn dtorต้นตอdtôn dtor1origin; root cause2root; base (botanical, lit.)Part 2
สืบหาต้นตอsèup-hăa dtôn-dtorสืบหาต้นตอsèup-hăa dtôn-dtor[to] trace [sth] to its source; [to] find the root cause