ขวัญหาย

kwăn hăai

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] be very scared; [to] be terrified

to be extremely frightened, startled, or terrified.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asงูngooงูngoosnakeตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ตกใจขวัญหายtók-jai-khwan-hái
I saw a big snake, so I was startled and terrified.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ขวัญkwănขวัญkwăn1spirit; vital essence2morale; courage3gift; souvenir (token of goodwill)4fright; shock (set phrase)Part 1
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หายhăaiหายhăai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)Part 2
ขวัญหายkwăn hăaiขวัญหายkwăn hăai[to] be very scared; [to] be terrified