กล่าวขาน(glàao kăan)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] be talked about; [to] be famed

to be widely talked about for a long time; to be renowned in public talk

Examples

ความสวยkwaam sŭuaiความสวยkwaam sŭuaibeautyของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนางงามnaang ngaamนางงามnaang ngaam1beauty queen; pageant contestant/winner2a beautiful woman; a beautyคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personเป็นที่กล่าวขานbpen têe glàao kăanเป็นที่กล่าวขานbpen têe glàao kăanrenowned; widely talked aboutไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทั่วประเทศtûua bprà-têetทั่วประเทศtûua bprà-têet1nationwide; throughout the country2nationwide; countrywide
The beauty of this beauty queen is renowned throughout the country.
2VerbB2

[to] recount by word of mouth

to recount or pass down stories, traditions, or legends orally

Examples

คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàeคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàethe elderly; eldersในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)กล่าวขานglàao kăanกล่าวขานglàao kăan1[to] be talked about; [to] be famed2[to] recount by word of mouthตำนานdtam naanตำนานdtam naan1legend; myth; lore2legendary figure; icon3chronicle; historical record (archaic/lit.)เกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutที่มาtêe maaที่มาtêe maa1background; provenance; etymology2source; reference (citation)3origin; sourceของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledหมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitลูกหลานlôok lăanลูกหลานlôok lăan1descendants; offspring2younger generation (collective)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
The elders in the village often recount the legend about the origin of the village's name to the younger generations.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กล่าวglàaoกล่าวglàao1[to] say; state; mention (formal)2[to] accuse; charge (in compounds)3aforementioned (as ที่กล่าวมา/ดังกล่าว)Part 1
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ขานkăanขานkăan1[to] call out; announce2[to] respond (to a call); answer3[to] praise; extol4classifier: verse/line (poetry); stanzaPart 2
กล่าวขานglàao kăanกล่าวขานglàao kăan[to] be talked about; [to] be famed