เล่าลือ
lâo-lʉʉMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] be widely rumored/reputed
to be widely talked about or discussed, often as a rumor; to be reputed (often used as เป็นที่เล่าลือ or เล่าลือกันว่า)
Examples
ความสวยงามkwaam-sǔuai-ngaamความสวยงามkwaam-sǔuai-ngaam1beauty; visual appeal2elegance; aesthetic meritของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)5[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)แห่งhɛ̀ngแห่งhɛ̀ng1of; belonging to (formal)2classifier: places/institutions3place; location (formal)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เป็นที่bpen-tîiเป็นที่bpen-tîi1[to] be/serve as a place (for…)2[to] be the object of; be regarded withเล่าลือlâo-lʉʉเล่าลือlâo-lʉʉ1[to] be widely rumored/reputed2[to] spread by word of mouthไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)
The beauty of that island is widely reputed.
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It is rumored that there is treasure hidden in that old temple.
เขาkăoเป็นที่bpen têeเล่าลือlâo leuว่าwâaเป็นเจ้าbpen jâoนายnaaiที่têeเข้มงวดkêm ngûuatมากmâakแต่dtàeก็gâwยุติธรรมyút-dtì-tam
He is reputed to be a boss who is very strict but also fair.
สรรพคุณsàp-pá-kunของkɔ̌ɔngยาสมุนไพรyaa-sà-mǔn-praiชนิดchá-nítนี้níiเป็นที่bpen-tîiเล่าลือกันlâo-lʉʉ-ganมาmaaหลายlǎaiชั่วอายุคนchûua-aa-yú-konแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangขาดkàatการgaanพิสูจน์ทางวิทยาศาสตร์pí-sùut-taang-wít-tá-yaa-sàat
The properties of this herbal medicine have been reputed for generations, but it still lacks scientific proof.
2VerbB2
[to] spread by word of mouth
to circulate stories, news, or rumors by word of mouth
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อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเล่าลือlâo-lʉʉเล่าลือlâo-lʉʉ1[to] be widely rumored/reputed2[to] spread by word of mouthเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)คนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another personเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiเสียหายsǐia-hǎai1damaged; spoiled; impaired2[to] be damaged; suffer loss
Don't go circulating untrue stories that damage others.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanพากันpaa-ganเล่าลือlâo-lʉʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangแสงไฟsɛ̌ɛng-faiประหลาดbprà-làatที่tîiเห็นhěnบนbonภูเขาpuu-kǎoเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn
The villagers started circulating stories about the strange light they saw on the mountain last night.
มีmiiคนkonจงใจjong-jaiเล่าลือlâo-lʉʉข่าวปลอมkàao-bplɔɔmเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำให้tam-hâiราคาหุ้นraa-kaa-hûnตกลงdtòk-long
Someone intentionally circulated fake news about the company to make the stock price fall.
หลังจากlăng jàakเขาkăoหายตัวไปhăai-dtuua bpaiอย่างyàangลึกลับléuk lápผู้คนpôo konก็gâwเริ่มrêrmเล่าลือกันlâo leuu ganไปbpaiต่างๆdtàang-dtàangนานาnaa naaว่าwâaเกิดgèrtอะไรà-raiขึ้นกับkêun gàpเขาkăo
After he mysteriously disappeared, people started circulating all sorts of stories about what happened to him.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lâo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)[to] tell; narrate; recountPart 1
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ลือlʉʉลือlʉʉ[to] spread rumors; be rumored; rumor has it[to] spread rumors; be rumored; rumor has itPart 2
เล่าลือlâo-lʉʉเล่าลือlâo-lʉʉ[to] be widely rumored/reputed[to] be widely rumored/reputedWord