หากิน

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Thai

Etymology

From หา (hǎa, to find; to search) +‎ กิน (gin, to eat); literally "to find for eating". Cognate with Lao ຫາກິນ (hā kin) and ᦠᦱᦂᦲᧃ (ḣaak̇iin). Compare the literal meaning of Khmer រកស៊ី (rɔɔk sii).

Pronunciation

Orthographicหากิน
h ā k i n
Phonemic
หา-กิน
h ā – k i n
RomanizationPaiboonhǎa-gin
Royal Instituteha-kin
(standard) IPA(key)/haː˩˩˦.kin˧/(R)

Adjective

หากิน (hǎa-gin)

  1. (slang) signature: distinctive, indicating identity, etc.
    มุกหากิน
    múk hǎa-gin
    Signature joke
    เพลงหากิน
    pleeng hǎa-gin
    Signature song
  2. (slang, derogatory) involved in prostitution; carrying out prostitution.
    ผู้หญิงหากิน
    pûu-yǐng hǎa-gin
    Prostitute

Verb

หากิน (hǎa-gin) (abstract noun การหากิน)

  1. to carry out work, profession, occupation, etc, for subsistence.
  2. to find food; to search for food.
    ให้แต่ที่พัก ไปหากินเอง
    hâi dtɛ̀ɛ tîi-pák bpai hǎa-gin eeng
    Only a residence is provided. As for food, go search for it yourself.
    (literally) To give only a residence. Go search for food yourself.
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) to exploit: to make use of selfishly, unethically, wrongfully, etc. (often followed by กับ)
    หากินกับผ้าเหลือง
    hǎa-gin gàp pâa-lʉ̌ʉang
    To exploit the yellow robe (Buddhist monk's robe)

Derived terms