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menses

/ˈmɛn.siːz/

menses noun: the discharge of blood and cellular tissue that flows from the inner lining of the uterus out through the vagina, occurring typically once a month in uninseminated women; a menstrual flow.

Noun

menses pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The discharge of blood and cellular tissue that flows from the inner lining of the uterus out through the vagina, occurring typically once a month in uninseminated women; a menstrual flow.
    Synonyms:
    menstruation

menses meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu

menses in Hindi

menstrual flow
पुष्प puṣp, रज raj

menses in Tamil

menses
முழுக்கு muḻukku, முட்டு muṭṭu

menses in Urdu

حیض

menses in Telugu

menses
పుష్పము puṣpamu
More languagesFewer languages
menses in Kannada
ಮುಟ್ಟು, ಮುಟ್ಟಲೆ, ರಜಸ್ಸು, ಋತು
menses in Punjabi
کپڑا kappaṛā, ਕੱਪੜਾ kappăṛā
menses in Gujarati
રજ raj
menses in Myanmar
မီးယပ် mi:yap, ဥတု u.tu., ရာသီ rasi

Synonyms of menses

Origin of menses

From Latin mēnsis (“month”), the plural being mēnsēs (“months”), corresponding to the approximately month-long span of the menstrual cycle. Compare month.

Questions about menses

What does menses mean?
Menses means the discharge of blood and cellular tissue that flows from the inner lining of the uterus out through the vagina, occurring typically once a month in uninseminated women; a menstrual flow.
What is menses in Hindi?
Menses in Hindi is पुष्प (puṣp), रज (raj). See Menses meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is menses?
Menses is a noun.
How do you pronounce menses?
Menses is pronounced /ˈmɛn.siːz/.

Words near menses in the dictionary

  1. menseful
  2. menseless
  3. Menser
  4. Mensers
  5. menservants
  6. menses
  7. mensh
  8. Menshevik
  9. Mensheviki
  10. Mensheviks
  11. menshevism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: menses (page history and authors); முட்டு (Tamil) (page history and authors); menses (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); పుష్పము (Telugu) (page history and authors); menses (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); کپڑا (Punjabi) (page history and authors); રજ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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