ตก(dtòk)
Meanings
[to] fall; drop
to move downward suddenly or by gravity; to drop from a higher place
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(rain/snow) fall
of precipitation: to fall (e.g., ฝนตกฝนตกfŏn dtòkit is raining; [to] rain ‘it’s raining’)
[to] fail (an exam/test)
to not pass an exam or test
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[to] drop; decline; decrease
to go down in level, amount, quality, or performance
[to] cost; come to
to amount to a certain price or total (e.g., ตกคนละ… ‘it comes to … per person’)
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[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted
to end up at or be allocated to a place, category, number, or time slot (e.g., ตกห้อง… ‘be placed in class…’, ตกเลข… ‘get number…’)
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[to] be left out; miss one’s turn
to be omitted or to miss a turn/chance (e.g., ตกคิวตกคิวdtòk kiw1[to] be bumped from the schedule; miss one’s slot2[to] be off-rotation; not one’s turn (colloquial) ‘miss one’s turn’)
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[to] be startled; be alarmed
to be frightened suddenly; to get a scare (ตกใจตกใจdtòk jaibe startled; be frightened when compounded)
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Related Words
Similar Meaning
[to] fall; drop off; shed
- [to] be missing; be left out
- [to] be short (of a target)
- [to] fall; drop off; slip off
- [to] fail; not pass
- not approved; rejected
- [to] not get through
- [to] be omitted; left out
- [to] be dropped or lost in transit
- [to] fall; drop (down by gravity)
- [to] shed; fall off (hair, leaves, petals)
- fallen; shed; drooping