dtòk-jaibe startled
TonesตClassmiddleSyllablestwo

Made of

literally “the heart falls”

ตก on its own means “fall”.

How it reads

ตกใจ

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Letters in the word

Kai says

555 in a Thai message is laughter. Five is ห้า, hâa, so a row of fives reads like haa, haa, haa.

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