เละ

Thai

Etymology

Cognate with Lao ເລະ (le).

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Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		เละ e l a
Romanization	Paiboon	lé
	Royal Institute	le
(standard) IPA(key)		/leʔ˦˥/(R)

Adjective

เละ • (lé) (abstract noun ความเละ)

1. pastelike; mushy; slushy; squashy.
2. disordered; disorderly; chaotic; messy; untidy.
3. (slang) ruined, doomed, finished; irremediable, irreparable.

Adverb

เละ • (lé) (abstract noun ความเละ)

1. (slang) beyond remedy, without remedy; harshly, severely.

   รวยเละ

   ruai lé

   rich beyond remedy (= very rich; extremely rich; completely rich)

   ด่าเละ

   dàa lé

   to slam harshly (with negative words, comments, etc)

Derived terms

• เละตุ้มเป๊ะ
• เละเทะ (lé-té)

 

Western Lawa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leʔ/

Noun

เละ (leʼ)

1. cowrie (used as money).