เล่าลือ(lâo leu)

Meanings

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 sŭuai ngaamความสวยงามkwaam sŭuai ngaam1beauty; visual appeal2elegance; aesthetic meritของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเกาะgòrเกาะgòr1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] dock; [to] come alongside (by boat)แห่งhàengแห่งhàeng1of; belonging to (formal)2place; location (formal)3classifier: places/institutionsนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เป็นที่bpen têeเป็นที่bpen têe1grammatical marker: widely/commonly; object of2[to] be/serve as a place (for…)เล่าลือlâo leuเล่าลือlâo leu1[to] be widely rumored/reputed2[to] spread by word of mouthไปทั่วbpai tûuaไปทั่วbpai tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2[to] spread all over; become widespread3all over; everywhere (extent marker)
The beauty of that island is widely reputed.
2VerbB2

[to] spread by word of mouth

to circulate stories, news, or rumors by word of mouth

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เล่าลือlâo leuเล่าลือlâo leu1[to] be widely rumored/reputed2[to] spread by word of mouthเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; 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/slotไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personเสียหายsĭia hăaiเสียหายsĭia hăai1damaged; spoiled; impaired2[to] be damaged; suffer loss3harmful (causing harm) — rare/incorrect
Don't go circulating untrue stories that damage others.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)Part 1
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ลือleuลือleu[to] spread rumors; be rumored; rumor has itPart 2
เล่าลือlâo leuเล่าลือlâo leu[to] be widely rumored/reputed