See also: ຫ້າ and ຫຼາ

Lao edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *kraᴬ (to seek). Cognate with Thai หา (hǎa), Northern Thai ᩉᩣ, ᦠᦱ (ḣaa), Tai Dam ꪬꪱ, Shan ႁႃ (hǎa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥴ (xáa), Ahom 𑜁𑜡 (khā) or 𑜁𑜞𑜠 (khra), Zhuang ra, Saek หร่า.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [haː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [haː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຫາ
  • Rhymes: -aː

Preposition edit

ຫາ ()

  1. of, to, toward

Verb edit

ຫາ () (abstract noun ການຫາ)

  1. to look for

Derived terms edit