หายหน้า(hăai nâa)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] not show up; be out of contact for a while

to stop appearing in one's usual places or among one's usual group of people for a period of time, often without explanation.

Examples

ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)สมชายsŏm chaaiสมชายsŏm chaaiSomchai (male given name)หายหน้าhăai nâaหายหน้าhăai nâa[to] not show up; be out of contact for a whileไปเลยbpai loieไปเลยbpai loie1[!] Go ahead; go right now2completely; all the way; way too (post‑verb/adj intensifier)3go straight on; go past; continue on (directions)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] face; experience3[to] find; come acrossพวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideบ้างbâangบ้างbâang1sometimes; occasionally2plural/variety marker (after question/request)3somewhat; at least a little4some; any (unspecified, small set)เหรอrŏeเหรอrŏe1really?; is that so?2question particle (casual)
Why has Somchai disappeared? Isn't he coming to see us at all?

Related Words

Similar Meaning

หายหน้าหายตาhăai nâa hăai dtaaหายหน้าหายตาhăai nâa hăai dtaa1[to] drop out of sight; be absent for a while2[to] stop visiting/keeping in contact as usual
  • [to] drop out of sight; be absent for a while
  • [to] stop visiting/keeping in contact as usual
ห่างหายhàang hăaiห่างหายhàang hăai1[to] be absent or out of touch for a while2[to] not do something for a while; be away from an activity3[to] occur less often; become seldom seen
  • [to] be absent or out of touch for a while
  • [to] not do something for a while; be away from an activity
  • [to] occur less often; become seldom seen
ไม่โผล่หน้าmâi plòh nâaไม่โผล่หน้าmâi plòh nâa[to] not show up; [to] not make an appearance

[to] not show up; [to] not make an appearance

ขาดการติดต่อkàat gaan dtìt-dtòขาดการติดต่อkàat gaan dtìt-dtò[to] lose contact [with sb]

[to] lose contact [with sb]

หายหัวhăai hŭuaหายหัวhăai hŭua[to] disappear; [to] vanish (informal)

[to] disappear; [to] vanish (informal)

Word Breakdown

หายhăaiหายhăai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)Part 1
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หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7facePart 2
หายหน้าhăai nâaหายหน้าhăai nâa[to] not show up; be out of contact for a while