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smallpox meaning in Punjabi

ਚੇਚਕ cecak

/ˈsmɔːlpɒks//ˈsmɔlpɑks/

smallpox in Punjabi: ਚੇਚਕ (cecak), ਆਤਸ਼ਕ (ātaśak), ਵੱਡੀ ਮਾਤਾ (vaḍḍī mātā), ਦਾਣੇ (dāṇe). In English, smallpox means an acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

Punjabi words for smallpox

disease
ਚੇਚਕ cecak, ਆਤਸ਼ਕ ātaśak, ਵੱਡੀ ਮਾਤਾ vaḍḍī mātā, ਦਾਣੇ dāṇe

English meaning of smallpox

  1. noun An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

Full definition of smallpox

smallpox in a sentence

  • The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.

Synonyms of smallpox

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Questions about smallpox in Punjabi

What is the meaning of smallpox in Punjabi?
Smallpox in Punjabi is ਚੇਚਕ (cecak), ਆਤਸ਼ਕ (ātaśak), ਵੱਡੀ ਮਾਤਾ (vaḍḍī mātā), ਦਾਣੇ (dāṇe).
smallpox ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Smallpox: ਚੇਚਕ (cecak), ਆਤਸ਼ਕ (ātaśak), ਵੱਡੀ ਮਾਤਾ (vaḍḍī mātā), ਦਾਣੇ (dāṇe).
What does smallpox mean in English?
Smallpox means an acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

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