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ฌ.เฌอ

เฌอ means trees, but in Kmer. They couldn't find any words that start with this letter, so that's what they went with. In a day to day scenario, you wouldn't see this except for names. My name does have this letter and no Thai person can read my name right. That's how uncommon this letter is.

ฏ. ปฏัก

ปฏัก means a spear, javelin, skewer, the thing you stab people with.

ฑ.มณโฑ

มณโฑ is a character from Ramayana. You'll see paintings of the story all around the Grand Palace/ Emerald Bhudda Temple at the heart of Bangkok.

ฒ.ผู้เฒ่า

ผู้เฒ่า means the elderly, old people, grandparent's age.

ภ.สำเภา

สำเภา means a junk boat, those big ships with big sails that kind of look like pirate ships.

ษ.ฤๅษี

ฤๅษี is a wise person who lives in solitude, like a hermit sage in a way, not sure if they still exist, but they're in a lot of folktales.