ยิปซัม(yíp-sam)
Meanings
1NounB1
gypsum (mineral; CaSO4·2H2O)
Gypsum: a soft sulfate mineral (calcium sulfate dihydrate) used in plaster, drywall/gypsum board, cement, and soil amendment.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai1[to] interpret; expound2[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeยิปซัมyíp-samยิปซัมyíp-sam1gypsum (mineral; CaSO4·2H2O)2gypsum board/drywall; gypsum sheetเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsแร่râeแร่râemineral; ore (mineral resource)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/slotนำไปnam bpaiนำไปnam bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveปูนปลาสเตอร์bpoon bplàat-dtêrปูนปลาสเตอร์bpoon bplàat-dtêrplaster of Paris; gypsum plasterได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
He explained that gypsum is a mineral that can be used to make plaster.
2NounB2
gypsum board/drywall; gypsum sheet
Gypsum board or drywall made from gypsum; used as a wall or ceiling panel. Commonly called ‘แผ่นยิปซัม’ or simply ‘ยิปซัมยิปซัมyíp-sam1gypsum (mineral; CaSO4·2H2O)2gypsum board/drywall; gypsum sheet’ in construction contexts.
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ช่างchângช่างchâng1never mind; let it be2how (exclamatory)3artisan; mechanic; technician4crafts-; technical (prefix)5[to] be inclined to; be prone to (do often)แนะนำให้náe-nam hâiแนะนำให้náe-nam hâi[to] advise/recommend [sb] to do [sth]; suggest (that...)ติดผนังdtìt pà-nǎngติดผนังdtìt pà-nǎng1[to] attach [sth] to a wall; [to] mount [sth] on a wall2wall-mountedด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toแผ่นpàenแผ่นpàen1sheet; slab; panel2disc; plate; record3tectonic plate (geo.)4classifier for flat itemsยิปซัมyíp-samยิปซัมyíp-sam1gypsum (mineral; CaSO4·2H2O)2gypsum board/drywall; gypsum sheetเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingติดตั้งdtìt dtângติดตั้งdtìt dtâng1[to] install; set up2[to] mount; fitง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readily3straightforward; uncomplicatedและláeและláeand (coordinating)ซ่อมsômซ่อมsôm1[to] repair; fix2repair; fixing; repair workสะดวกsà-dùuakสะดวกsà-dùuak1convenient2available; free (time)3at your convenience (polite usage)
The builder suggested installing walls with gypsum boards because they are easy to install and repair.