Definition
Having the nature or characteristics of chalk and stone combined; resembling or containing both chalky and rocky material.
Etymology
From chalk (from Old English 'cealc', from Latin 'calx' meaning lime) combined with stony (from Old English 'stan' meaning stone). The compound form emerged in geological contexts to describe composite mineral materials.
Kelly Says
This word is rarely used in modern English, but it reflects how scientists and miners in the 18th-19th centuries created highly specific descriptive terms for rock formations they encountered—blending simple words to describe exactly what they saw.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አይን እንቁላል
a-yin en-k'u-lal
ARالعربية
calcari
kal-ka-ri
BNবাংলা
চুনাপাথর
chuna-pa-thor
CACatalà
calcari
kal-ka-ri
CSČeština
vápencový
va-pen-co-vy
DADansk
kalksten
kalk-sten
ELΕλληνικά
μαλλιτικός
mal-li-ti-kos
ESEspañol
calcáreo
kal-ka-ˈre-o
FISuomi
kalkkinen
kalk-ki-nen
FRFrançais
calcaireux
kal-kɛʁø
HEעברית
אבן גיר
e-van gi-r
HIहिन्दी
चूना पत्थर
chūna patthar
IDBahasa Indonesia
batu kapur
ba-tu ka-pur
ITItaliano
calcareo
kal-ka-ˈre-o
JA日本語
石灰岩質
ish-bo-iwa-jitsu
KO한국어
석회암질
seok-hwe-am-jil
MSBahasa Melayu
batu kapur
ba-tu ka-pur
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်မြစ်
kya-uk myit
NLNederlands
kalkig
kalk-ig
NONorsk
kalksten
kalk-sten
PAPA
Chalkstony
Chalkstony
PLPolski
wapienny
va-pje-n-ni
PTPortuguês
calcário
kal-ka-ˈri-u
RORomână
calcaros
kal-ka-rohs
RUРусский
известняковый
izvestnyakovyi
SVSvenska
kalksten
kalk-sten
SWKiswahili
mawe ya chokaa
ma-we ya cho-kaa
TAதமிழ்
கற்கண்டம்
kar-kan-dam
TEతెలుగు
చూనపత్తిర
chūna-patthira
TLTL
bato ng apog
ba-to ng a-pog
TRTürkçe
kireçtaşı
ki-reç-ta-şı
UKУкраїнська
вапняковий
v'apnyakovyj
URاردو
چونا پتھر
chuna patthar
VITiếng Việt
vôi đá
voi da