แมงกินฟัน(maeng gin fan)
Meanings
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cavity; tooth decay
tooth decay or a dental cavity (a colloquial term literally translating to 'tooth-eating bug', stemming from an old belief that cavities are caused by tiny insects)
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketลูกอมlûuk omลูกอมlûuk omcandy; sweetเยอะๆyér-yérเยอะๆyér-yér1a lot; in large amounts (colloquial, emphatic)2many; numerous (colloquial, emphatic)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)โดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)แมงกินฟันmaeng gin fanแมงกินฟันmaeng gin fancavity; tooth decay
Mom says if you eat a lot of candy, you will get cavities.
Word Breakdown
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แมงกินฟันmaeng gin fanแมงกินฟันmaeng gin fancavity; tooth decay