เล่าต่อกันมา(lâo dtòr gan maa)

Meanings

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[to be] passed down by word of mouth

to be passed down by word of mouth; to be traditionally told from one person or generation to another.

Examples

นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเล่าต่อกันมาlâo dtòr gan maaเล่าต่อกันมาlâo dtòr gan maa[to be] passed down by word of mouth
This fable is a story that has been passed down by word of mouth.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)Part 1
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ต่อกันมาdtò gan maaต่อกันมาdtò gan maa[to] be continued/passed along to the presentPart 2
เล่าต่อกันมาlâo dtòr gan maaเล่าต่อกันมาlâo dtòr gan maa[to be] passed down by word of mouth