ลัด

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicลัด
l ạ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonlát
Royal Institutelat
(standard) IPA(key)/lat̚˦˥/(R)
Homophonesลัทธ์

Etymology 1

Verb

ลัด (lát) (abstract noun การลัด)

  1. to cut across or cut through, in order to reach somewhere quicker.
  2. to shorten or skip, in order to accomplish something quicker.
    ลัดขั้นตอน
    lát kân-dtɔɔn
    to curtail the procedure
    ลัดคิว
    lát kiu
    to jump the queue

Preposition

ลัด (lát)

  1. (of walking, moving, etc, especially in order to reach somwhere quicker) across; through.
    เดินลัดสนาม
    dəən lát sà-nǎam
    to walk across a yard

Adjective

ลัด (lát)

  1. shortcut.
    หลักสูตรลัด
    làk-sùut lát
    shortcut course (of study)
    ปุ่มลัด
    bpùm lát
    shortcut button

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

ลัด (lát) (abstract noun การลัด)

  1. (botany) to sprout; to spring.