ลามติด
laam dtìt
Meanings
1NounB2
[to] spread rapidly and catch on
To spread and catch on from one place or person to another, commonly used for fire, contagious disease, rumors, trends, or influences.
Examples
ข่าวลือkàao leuuข่าวลือkàao leuurumor; hearsayเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ลามติดlaam dtìtลามติดlaam dtìt[to] spread rapidly and catch onไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทั่วออฟฟิศtûua of-fítทั่วออฟฟิศtûua of-fít1throughout the office2across the office (distribution)ภายในpaai naiภายในpaai nai1inside; internal2within (time limit); by3within; inside (place/scope)4inside; indoorsวันเดียวwan diaoวันเดียวwan diaoone day
That rumor spread throughout the entire office in a single day.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ลามlaamลามlaam1[to] spread; extend (undesirable)2[to] take/beg for leave; be on leave3obscene; indecent (vulgar)
- [to] spread; extend (undesirable)
- [to] take/beg for leave; be on leave
- obscene; indecent (vulgar)
ลุกลามlúk laamลุกลามlúk laam[to] spread; escalate (esp. fire/disease/conflict)
[to] spread; escalate (esp. fire/disease/conflict)
แพร่กระจายprâe grà-jaaiแพร่กระจายprâe grà-jaai[to] spread; disseminate
[to] spread; disseminate
ระบาดrá-bàatระบาดrá-bàat1[to] spread widely (disease/outbreak)2[to] spread widely (non-disease: rumor/fad/problem)
- [to] spread widely (disease/outbreak)
- [to] spread widely (non-disease: rumor/fad/problem)
Word Breakdown
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ลามติดlaam dtìtลามติดlaam dtìt[to] spread rapidly and catch on