ห่า(hàa)

Meanings

1NounB2

a volley; a downpour; a burst

A sudden, intense outpouring or shower of many things at once, such as a downpour of rain or a volley of bullets.

Examples

ทหารtá-hăanทหารtá-hăan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเผชิญกับphà-chern gàpเผชิญกับphà-chern gàp[to] face; be confronted with; encounterห่าhàaห่าhàa1plague; cholera (historical)2a volley; a downpour; a burst3classifier for downpours, volleys, or bursts4[!] damn!; hell! (vulgar)กระสุนgrà-sŭnกระสุนgrà-sŭn1bullet; ammunition2slug; pelletที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] score by shooting3[to] photograph (slang)มาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai dtrong kâamฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai dtrong kâam1opponent; opposing side2adversary; enemy (hostile context)
The soldiers had to face a volley of bullets fired from the opposing side.
2ClassifierB2

classifier for downpours, volleys, or bursts

A classifier for heavy showers of rain or volleys of projectiles (e.g., bullets, arrows).

Examples

เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ตอนเย็นdton yenตอนเย็นdton yen1evening; early evening2in the eveningฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerห่าhàaห่าhàa1plague; cholera (historical)2a volley; a downpour; a burst3classifier for downpours, volleys, or bursts4[!] damn!; hell! (vulgar)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)
Yesterday evening, there was one heavy shower of rain.
3NounC1

plague; cholera (historical)

A severe epidemic disease, especially cholera (historical/archaic usage).

Examples

ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònin the past; formerlyมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleล้มตายlóm dtaaiล้มตายlóm dtaai[to] die in large numbers; perish en masseด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toโรคห่าrôhk hàaโรคห่าrôhk hàacholera; deadly epidemic (dated)เป็นจำนวนมากbpen jam-nuuan mâakเป็นจำนวนมากbpen jam-nuuan mâak1numerous; many (post-nominal)2in large numbers; in great quantity
In the old days, many people died from the cholera epidemic.
4InterjectionC1

[!] damn!; hell! (vulgar)

A vulgar interjection expressing anger, annoyance, or contempt; damn.

Examples

ห่าเอ๊ยhàa óeiห่าเอ๊ยhàa óei[vulgar] damn it; damnลืมleuumลืมleuum1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeอีกแล้วèek láewอีกแล้วèek láewagain; once more (often with annoyance)
Damn it! I forgot my phone at home again.

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