น้ำเกลือ(nám gleuua)

Meanings

1NounA2

saltwater; brine

water mixed with salt, used for cooking, pickling, or simple home rinses (e.g., gargling)

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชามchaamชามchaam1bowl2portion (bowlful)3classifier: bowls/bowlfulsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำเกลือnám gleuuaน้ำเกลือnám gleuua1saltwater; brine2sterile saline solution (medical/hygiene)
There is salt water in this bowl.
2NounB2

sterile saline solution (medical/hygiene)

a sterile 0.9% sodium chloride solution used for medical or hygienic purposes, such as IV fluids, wound cleansing, nasal irrigation, or contact lens care

Examples

พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanพยาบาลpá-yaa-baan1nurse2[to] nurse; [to] care forใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]น้ำเกลือnám gleuuaน้ำเกลือnám gleuua1saltwater; brine2sterile saline solution (medical/hygiene)ล้างláangล้างláang1[to] wash; rinse; clean with water2[to] clear; wipe out (debt/record/accusation)3[to] cleanse; absolve (figurative)4[to] develop (film/photos)แผลplăeแผลplăe1wound (classifier: แผล)2wound; sore; lesion; injury (on the body)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ก่อนที่gòn têeก่อนที่gòn têebefore (introducing a clause)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3[to] cover; seal4closed; shut; not open5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdพลาสเตอร์pláat-dtêrพลาสเตอร์pláat-dtêr1adhesive bandage; sticking plaster2plaster (building material)3plaster cast; cast (medical)
The nurse used saline solution to clean my wound before putting on a plaster.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)Part 1
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เกลือgleuuaเกลือgleuua1salt (table salt)2salt (chemical class)Part 2
น้ำเกลือnám gleuuaน้ำเกลือnám gleuuasaltwater; brine