พลาสเตอร์(pláat-dtêr)

Meanings

1NounA2

adhesive bandage; sticking plaster

a small adhesive medical strip used to cover and protect minor cuts or wounds (often called ‘พลาสเตอร์ยาพลาสเตอร์ยาpláat-dtêr yaaadhesive bandage; plaster’)

Examples

นิ้วníuนิ้วníu1finger; toe2inch (unit)3classifier: fingers; toes; inchesฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ถลอกtà-lòkถลอกtà-lòk1abrasion; scrape; scratch2[to] get scraped; get scuffed3scraped; scuffedนิดหน่อยnít nòiนิดหน่อยnít nòi1a little; a bit2a small amountเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous5[to] follow closely; tailgate6owing; unpaid; in arrears; behind on7busy; occupied; engaged (line/seat/room)8[to] connect; turn on; switch to; tune to9[to] apply; put on; stick on10addicted to; hooked on; attached toพลาสเตอร์pláat-dtêrพลาสเตอร์pláat-dtêr1adhesive bandage; sticking plaster2plaster (building material)3plaster cast; cast (medical)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserve
My finger is slightly scraped, so I put on a bandage.
2NounB2

plaster (building material)

a paste applied to walls or ceilings that hardens to a smooth or textured surface; also the dried material itself

Examples

ช่างchângช่างchâng1never mind; let it be2how (exclamatory)3artisan; mechanic; technician4crafts-; technical (prefix)5[to] be inclined to; be prone to (do often)ฉาบchàapฉาบchàap1[to] plaster; skim-coat2cymbals (Thai small pair cymbals)พลาสเตอร์pláat-dtêrพลาสเตอร์pláat-dtêr1adhesive bandage; sticking plaster2plaster (building material)3plaster cast; cast (medical)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ผนังpà-năngผนังpà-năng1wall (of a room/building)2wall surface3membrane wall (anatomy/biology)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; permitเรียบrîiapเรียบrîiap1smooth; even; flat2plain; unadorned3neat; orderly; trim4quiet; subdued (tone/style)5[to] smooth; level6completely; all goneก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerทาสีtaa sĕeทาสีtaa sĕe1[to] coat with paint2[to] paint (a surface)
The worker applies plaster on the wall to make it smooth before painting.
3NounB2

plaster cast; cast (medical)

a rigid protective casing used to immobilize broken bones (short for ‘เฝือกปูน’ in casual speech)

Examples

หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)พลาสเตอร์pláat-dtêrพลาสเตอร์pláat-dtêr1adhesive bandage; sticking plaster2plaster (building material)3plaster cast; cast (medical)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotขาkăaขาkăa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3fan; admirer4polite sentence-final particle (female speech)5classifier: legs (of animals/objects)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; permitเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดามกระดูกdaam grà-dòokดามกระดูกdaam grà-dòok[to] set/splint a boneที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotหักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2be broken3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6[to] breach; violate7minus; less (arith.)
The doctor put a plaster cast on his leg to immobilize the broken bone.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

พลาplaaพลาplaa1spicy raw/rare meat or seafood salad (Thai)2troops; soldiery (literary/archaic)Part 1
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สเตอร์sà-dtêrสเตอร์sà-dtêrsprocket; rear sprocketPart 2
พลาสเตอร์pláat-dtêrพลาสเตอร์pláat-dtêradhesive bandage; sticking plaster