smallpox meaning in Tamil
பெரியம்மை periyammai
/ˈsmɔːlpɒks//ˈsmɔlpɑks/
smallpox in Tamil: பெரியம்மை (periyammai), அம்மை (ammai). 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.
Tamil words for smallpox
- disease
- பெரியம்மை periyammai, அம்மை ammai
English meaning of smallpox
- 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.
smallpox in a sentence
- The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.
Synonyms of smallpox
smallpox in other languages
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Questions about smallpox in Tamil
- What is the meaning of smallpox in Tamil?
- Smallpox in Tamil is பெரியம்மை (periyammai), அம்மை (ammai).
- smallpox என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Smallpox: பெரியம்மை (periyammai), அம்மை (ammai).
- 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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Adapted from Wiktionary: smallpox (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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