เล่าขาน

lâo kăan

Meanings

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[to] recount; pass down (stories)

To tell or pass down stories, legends, or accounts, especially by word of mouth over a long time.

Examples

คุณย่าkun yâaคุณย่าkun yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)เล่าขานlâo kăanเล่าขานlâo kăan[to] recount; pass down (stories)ตำนานพื้นบ้านdtam-naan péuun bâanตำนานพื้นบ้านdtam-naan péuun bâanfolk legend; local legendให้เราhâi raoให้เราhâi rao1give us; give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ก่อนนอนgòn nonก่อนนอนgòn non1before bed; before sleeping; at bedtime2bedtime (as a modifier)
Grandma often tells us local legends that have been passed down before bed.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)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
เล่าขานlâo kăanเล่าขานlâo kăan[to] recount; pass down (stories)