ลื้อ
léuu
Meanings
1PronounB1
you (familiar/regional)
A second-person pronoun meaning “you,” used in some regional Thai varieties (notably Southern and Teochew-influenced speech); tone can be blunt, intimate, or impolite depending on context.
Examples
อาม่าaa-mâaอาม่าaa-mâa1paternal grandmother (in a family of Chinese descent)2an elderly woman (as a term of address)ถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเย็นนี้yen néeเย็นนี้yen née1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)ลื้อléuuลื้อléuu1you (familiar/regional)2Lue (ethnic group)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2which; what (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)
Grandma asked what you (informal, to a grandchild) want to eat this evening.
2Proper nounB2
Lue (ethnic group)
Refers to the Tai Lue (ไทลื้อไทลื้อtai léuu1Tai Lue people (ethnic group)2the Tai Lue language3Tai Lue (as an adjective)), an ethnic Tai group in Northern Thailand, Laos, and Yunnan; also used as a modifier for their language or culture.
Examples
ผ้าทอpâa torผ้าทอpâa torwoven fabric; woven cloth; textileของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชาวchaaoชาวchaao1people (of); inhabitants; natives; folk2resident; member of a group3of; belonging to (as a modifier)ลื้อléuuลื้อléuu1you (familiar/regional)2Lue (ethnic group)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotจังหวัดน่านjang-wàt nâanจังหวัดน่านjang-wàt nâanNan Province (Northern Thailand)มีชื่อเสียงmee chêuu sĭiangมีชื่อเสียงmee chêuu sĭiang1famous; renowned; well-known2[to] be famous; have a reputationมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The woven fabric of the Lue people in Nan province is very famous.