เรียกหา(rîiak hăa)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] call for [sb]; [to] summon

To call out for someone, often because you need them or want them to come to you.

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanไม่สบายmâi sà-baaiไม่สบายmâi sà-baai1unwell; ill; sick2[to] be unwell; feel illเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เรียกหาrîiak hăaเรียกหาrîiak hăa1[to] call for [sb]; [to] summon2[to] look for [sb/sth]; [to] seekลูกหลานlôok lăanลูกหลานlôok lăan1descendants; offspring2younger generation (collective)ตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laaall the time; constantly
Grandma is not well, so she is constantly calling out for her children and grandchildren.
2VerbB1

[to] look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek

To search for someone or something, often by calling out or asking.

Examples

หมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineหายไปhăai bpaiหายไปhăai bpai1[to] disappear; vanish2[to] be missing; be gone3[to] subside; wear off4[to] go silent; drop out of contact (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)เรียกหาrîiak hăaเรียกหาrîiak hăa1[to] call for [sb]; [to] summon2[to] look for [sb/sth]; [to] seekมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingทั่วtûuaทั่วtûua1all over; everywhere2throughout; entireหมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
My dog is missing. I walked all over the village calling out for it.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ตามหาdtaam hăaตามหาdtaam hăa1[to] look for; search for; seek; track down2[to] seek to obtain (a specific item)
  • [to] look for; search for; seek; track down
  • [to] seek to obtain (a specific item)
ค้นหาkón hăaค้นหาkón hăa1[to] search for; look for2[to] search online; look up [sth]
  • [to] search for; look for
  • [to] search online; look up [sth]
ร้องเรียกróng rîiakร้องเรียกróng rîiak[to] call out; cry out for [sb]

[to] call out; cry out for [sb]

เอิ้นêrnเอิ้นêrn1[to] call [sb/sth]; call out; summon (Northern/Isan)2[to] be called [sth]; be named (Northern/Isan)
  • [to] call [sb/sth]; call out; summon (Northern/Isan)
  • [to] be called [sth]; be named (Northern/Isan)
เพรียกprîiakเพรียกprîiak[to] call [sb]; summon [sb] (literary)

[to] call [sb]; summon [sb] (literary)

Word Breakdown

เรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); namePart 1
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หาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)Part 2
เรียกหาrîiak hăaเรียกหาrîiak hăa[to] call for [sb]; [to] summon