หายาก
hǎa-yâakMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
rare; hard to find; scarce
uncommon and difficult to find or obtain
Examples
เหรียญrĭianเหรียญrĭian1coin2medal3CL: เหรียญ4round metal token5crypto coin; cryptocurrency6dollar (informal)7virtual coin; virtual currency unitสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten; unit of tenบาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)รุ่นเก่าๆrûn gào gàoรุ่นเก่าๆrûn gào gào1older-model; of older generations2older models; older generationsตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)หายากhăa yâakหายากhăa yâakrare; hard to find; scarceแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Old ten-baht coins are rare now.
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หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเล่มlêmแรกrɛ̂ɛkของkɔ̌ɔngนักเขียนnák-kǐianคนนี้kon-níiค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangหายากhǎa-yâakเพราะprɔ́พิมพ์pimจำนวนjam-nuuanจำกัดjam-gàt
This author's first book is quite hard to find because it had a limited print run.
คนkonที่จะtîi-jàทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkและlɛ́ซื่อสัตย์sʉ̂ʉ-sàtแบบbɛ̀ɛpเขาkǎoในnaiสมัยนี้sà-mǎi-níiหาhǎaยากมากyâak-mâak
People who work hard and are as honest as him are very rare these days.
อัญมณีan-yá-má-niiสีน้ำเงินเข้มsǐi-náam-ngən-kêmคุณภาพดีkun-ná-pâap-diiเยี่ยมyîiamเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng-tîiหายากhǎa-yâakและlɛ́มีราคาสูงmii-raa-kaa-sǔung
High-quality, deep blue gemstones are a rarity and have a high price.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǎa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
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 1
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ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)difficult; hardPart 2
หายากhǎa-yâakหายากhǎa-yâakrare; hard to find; scarcerare; hard to find; scarceWord