Thai

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicจ๊าก
t͡ɕ ˊ ā k
RomanizationPaiboonjáak
Royal Institutechak
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕaːk̚˦˥/(R)

Interjection

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จ๊าก (jáak)

  1. an exclamation of sudden fear, sudden terror, shock, or the like.

Verb

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จ๊าก (jáak)

  1. (slang) to experience or express a sudden fear, sudden terror, shock, or the like, by or as if by making such an exclamation.