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phlegm meaning in Gujarati

કફ kaph

/flɛm/

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obsolete/fliːm/

phlegm in Gujarati: કફ (kaph), બલગમ (balgam). In English, phlegm means one of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus.

Gujarati words for phlegm

phlegm, mucus
કફ kaph
phlegm, cough, sputum
બલગમ balgam

English meaning of phlegm

  1. noun One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus.
  2. noun Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing.
  3. noun A watery distillation, especially one obtained from plant matter; an aqueous solution.
  4. noun Calmness of temperament, composure; also seen negatively, sluggishness, indifference.

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Questions about phlegm in Gujarati

What is the meaning of phlegm in Gujarati?
Phlegm in Gujarati is કફ (kaph), બલગમ (balgam).
phlegm નો ગુજરાતી અર્થ શું છે?
Phlegm: કફ (kaph), બલગમ (balgam).
What does phlegm mean in English?
Phlegm means one of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus.

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Gujarati words from Wiktionary's Gujarati entries whose English meaning is “phlegm”: કફ, બલગમ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: phlegm (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Gujarati words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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