เชื่อกัน(chêuua gan)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] be commonly believed; it is believed (that …)

used to state that many people believe something to be true, often appearing as เชื่อกันว่าเชื่อกันว่าchêuua gan wâait is believed that... … (‘it is believed that …’)

Examples

เชื่อกันว่าchêuua gan wâaเชื่อกันว่าchêuua gan wâait is believed that...ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)จิ้งจกjîng-jòkจิ้งจกjîng-jòk1omen (superstitious belief)2house gecko; common house lizardร้องทักróng tákร้องทักróng ták[to] call out to [sb] in greeting; [to] hail [sb]ห้ามhâamห้ามhâam1[to] forbid; prohibit2[to] ban (officially)3[n.] prohibitionออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâanออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâan[to] leave home
It is believed that if a gecko chirps at you, you shouldn't leave the house.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)Part 1
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กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkPart 2
เชื่อกันchêuua ganเชื่อกันchêuua gan[to] be commonly believed; it is believed (that …)