หินปูน(hĭn bpoon)

Meanings

1NounB1

calcium carbonate; limescale; limestone

calcium carbonate occurring naturally as limestone and as chalky scale in kettles and pipes; also refers to limescale deposits

Examples

กาน้ำgaa námกาน้ำgaa nám1kettle; water pot2teapot3classifier: kettles/teapotsเก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคราบหินปูนkrâap hĭn bpoonคราบหินปูนkrâap hĭn bpoon1limescale; mineral scale2dental tartar; calculusเกาะgòrเกาะgòr1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] dock; [to] come alongside (by boat)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (slang, น.)ช้าลงcháa longช้าลงcháa long1[to] slow down; become slower2more slowly
The old kettle has limescale buildup, making it boil more slowly.
2NounB1

tartar (on teeth)

hard mineral deposit on teeth (dental calculus)

Examples

หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2traditional healer; shaman3expert; specialist (informal)4veterinarian5not a classifier (use คน/ท่าน)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] clamp down; bite (slang)5[to] cut; deduct (informal)6[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)7[to] have sex (slang)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหินปูนhĭn bpoonหินปูนhĭn bpoon1calcium carbonate; limescale; limestone2calcareous deposit (in water systems)3tartar (on teeth)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ขูดหินปูนkòot hĭn bpuunขูดหินปูนkòot hĭn bpuun[to] scale teeth; remove dental tartarสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâaสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâa1next week2next week (time expression)
The dentist said I have tartar on my teeth, and I need a scaling next week.
3NounB1

calcareous deposit (in water systems)

chalky mineral scale that builds up in water systems, appliances, and pipes

Examples

กาต้มน้ำgaa dtôm námกาต้มน้ำgaa dtôm námkettleที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหินปูนhĭn bpoonหินปูนhĭn bpoon1calcium carbonate; limescale; limestone2calcareous deposit (in water systems)3tartar (on teeth)เกาะgòrเกาะgòr1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] dock; [to] come alongside (by boat)เยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2very; a lot (informal intensifier)3excessive; too muchทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]น้ำเดือดnáam dèuuatน้ำเดือดnáam dèuuat1boiling water2classifier: pot/kettle of boiling waterช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be late
The kettle at home has lots of limescale, making the water boil slowly.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หินhĭnหินhĭn1stone; rock2gravel; small stones3hard; tough (figurative)Part 1
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ปูนbpoonปูนbpoon1cement; mortar; plaster2lime (quicklime/slaked lime)3crab (regional/folk)4betel lime pastePart 2
หินปูนhĭn bpoonหินปูนhĭn bpooncalcium carbonate; limescale; limestone