ห่า
hàaMeanings
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-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàp[to] face; be confronted with; encounterห่าhàaห่าhàa1a volley; a downpour; a burst2classifier for downpours, volleys, or bursts3plague; cholera (historical)4damn!; hell! (vulgar)กระสุนgrà-sǔnกระสุนgrà-sǔn1bullet; ammunition2slug; pelletที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[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-kâamopponent; opposing side
The soldiers had to face a volley of bullets fired from the opposing side.
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พอpɔɔประตูbprà-dtuuเปิดbpə̀ətเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngเจอกับjəə-gàpห่าhàaคำถามkam-tǎamจากjàakนักข่าวnák-kàaoที่มาtîi-maaรอrɔɔอยู่yùu
As soon as the door opened, he was met with a barrage of questions from the waiting reporters.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiก้าวgâaoออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakที่กำบังtîi-gam-bangพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoก็gɔ̂ถูกtùukต้อนรับdtɔ̂ɔn-rápด้วยdûuaiห่าhàaกระสุนปืนgrà-sǔn-bpʉʉnกลgonที่tîiสาดsàatเข้ามาkâo-maaไม่mâiยั้งyáng
The moment they stepped out of cover, they were greeted by an unceasing hail of machine-gun fire.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánถูกtùukซักฟอกsák-fɔ̂ɔkด้วยdûuaiห่าhàaคำวิจารณ์kam-wí-jaanจากjàakประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonหลังจากlǎng-jàakนโยบายná-yoo-baaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoล้มเหลวlóm-lěeo
That politician was grilled with a torrent of criticism from the public after his policy failed.
2ClassifierB2
classifier for downpours, volleys, or bursts
A classifier for heavy showers of rain or volleys of projectiles (e.g., bullets, arrows).
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yenตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yen1evening; early evening2in the eveningฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerห่าhàaห่าhàa1a volley; a downpour; a burst2classifier for downpours, volleys, or bursts3plague; cholera (historical)4damn!; hell! (vulgar)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremost
Yesterday evening, there was one heavy shower of rain.
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It rained on and off today, for about two or three showers.
พลธนูpon tá-nooบนbonกำแพงgam-paengระดมยิงrá-dom yingธนูtá-nooใส่sàiข้าศึกkâa sèukเป็นbpenร้อยróiๆ-ห่าhàa
The archers on the wall rained hundreds of volleys of arrows down on the enemy.
แค่kɛ̂ɛฝนfǒnตกลงมาdtòk-long-maaห่าhàaใหญ่yàiเพียงpiiangห่าhàaเดียวdiiaoน้ำnáamก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmท่วมtûuamถนนtà-nǒnแล้วlɛ́ɛo
With just one single heavy downpour, the street already started to flood.
3NounC1
plague; cholera (historical)
A severe epidemic disease, especially cholera (historical/archaic usage).
Examples
ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnin the past; formerlyมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleล้มตายlóm-dtaaiล้มตายlóm-dtaai[to] die in large numbers; perish en masseด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooโรคห่าrôok-hàaโรคห่าrôok-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.
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บันทึกban-têukทางประวัติศาสตร์taang bprà-wàt-sàatกล่าวว่าglàao wâaเคยkoeiมีmeeโรคห่าrôhk hàaระบาดrá-bàatครั้งใหญ่kráng yàiในnaiสมัยsà-măiกรุงศรีอยุธยาgrung sĭi à-yút-tá-yaa
Historical records state that there was a major cholera epidemic during the Ayutthaya period.
คนโบราณkon-boo-raanเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaโรคห่าrôok-hàaเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakอำนาจam-nâatของkɔ̌ɔngภูตผีปีศาจpûut-pǐi-bpii-sàatจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngทำพิธีtam-pí-tiiขับไล่kàp-lâiและlɛ́ยิงyingปืนใหญ่bpʉʉn-yàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปัดเป่าbpàt-bpào
Ancient people believed the cholera epidemic was caused by the power of spirits and demons, so they had to perform exorcism ceremonies and fire cannons to drive it away.
แม้máeปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banจะjàควบคุมkûap-kumได้แล้วdâai láewแต่dtàeคำว่าkam wâaห่าhàaลงlongซึ่งsêungหมายถึงmăai tĕungโรคrôhkอหิวาตกโรคà-hì-waa-dtà-gà-rôhkระบาดrá-bàatยังคงyang kongถูกtòokใช้cháiในnaiเชิงเปรียบเทียบcherng bprìiap tîiapถึงtĕungหายนะhăai-yá-náที่têeเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunอย่างฉับพลันyàang chàp plan
Although it's now controllable, the term 'hàa long', meaning a cholera outbreak, is still used metaphorically to describe a sudden catastrophe.
4InterjectionC1
damn!; hell! (vulgar)
A vulgar interjection expressing anger, annoyance, or contempt; damn.
Examples
ห่าเอ๊ยhàa-yéeห่าเอ๊ยhàa-yée[vulgar] damn it; damnลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์too-rá-sàp1telephone; phone2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] callไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoอีกแล้วìik-lɛ́ɛoagain; once more (often with annoyance)
Damn it! I forgot my phone at home again.
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นี่nîiมันmanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangห่าhàaอะไรกันวะà-rai-gan-wáทำไมtam-maiทุกอย่างtúk-yàangมันmanยุ่งเหยิงyûng-yə̌əngไปหมดbpai-mòt
What the hell is this? Why is everything such a mess?
จะเป็นjà-bpenห่าhàaอะไรกันà-rai-ganนักหนาnák-nǎaแค่kɛ̂ɛทำtamแก้วgɛ̂ɛoแตกใบdtɛ̀ɛk-baiเดียวdiiaoเองeeng
What the hell is the big deal? I only broke a single glass.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hàa
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |