Chaulmaugra

/tʃɔːlˈmɔːɡrə/ noun

Definition

A tree native to India and Southeast Asia whose oil was historically used to treat leprosy and other skin diseases.

Etymology

From Sanskrit 'chalmugra' or Bengali 'chalmugara,' referring to a traditional Asian tree and its medicinal oil. The word entered English medical texts through colonial India.

Kelly Says

Before modern antibiotics, chaulmaugra oil was literally the best hope for leprosy patients—it actually worked, giving people years of life back, and its discovery shows how indigenous medicine had real science centuries before we admitted it.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቻውልማውግራ
cha-owl-maw-gra
ARالعربية
شاولماوغرا
sha-ul-maw-ghra
BNবাংলা
চৌলমাউগ্রা
chau-l-mau-gra
CACatalà
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
CSČeština
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
DADansk
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
DEDeutsch
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
ELΕλληνικά
τσαουλμαουγκρα
tsa-oul-mau-gra
ESEspañol
chaulmaugra
chau-l-maw-gra
FAفارسی
چاولماوگره
cha-oul-mau-gra
FISuomi
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
FRFrançais
chaulmaugra
sho-l-mo-gra
GUGU
ચૌલમાઉગ્રા
chau-l-mau-graa
HAHA
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
HEעברית
צ'אולמאוגרה
tsa-oul-ma-u-gra
HIहिन्दी
चालमौग्रा
chaal-mau-graa
HUMagyar
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
IDBahasa Indonesia
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
IGIG
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
ITItaliano
chaulmaugra
chow-l-maw-gra
JA日本語
チャウマルグラ
chau-maru-gura
KKKK
шаульмаугра
sha-ul-mau-gra
KMKM
ចៅលម៉ៅក្រា
chaw-l-mau-kra
KO한국어
차울마우그라
cha-ul-ma-u-geura
MRMR
चाऊलमाऊग्रा
cha-oul-mau-graa
MSBahasa Melayu
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
MYမြန်မာ
ချောင်းမော်ဂရာ
chaung-maw-gra
NLNederlands
chaulmaugra
chow-l-mau-gra
NONorsk
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
PAPA
ਚੌਲਮਾਉਗਰਾ
chau-l-mau-graa
PLPolski
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
PTPortuguês
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
RORomână
chaulmaugra
chow-l-mau-gra
RUРусский
чаулмаугра
chaul-mau-gra
SVSvenska
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
SWKiswahili
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
TAதமிழ்
சௌல்மாவுக்கிரா
sow-l-mau-vuk-kra
TEతెలుగు
చౌల్మౌగ్రా
chau-l-mau-graa
THไทย
ชาลมาวเกรา
cha-la-maw-gera
TLTL
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
TRTürkçe
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
UKУкраїнська
чаулмаугра
chaul-mau-gra
URاردو
چاولماوگرہ
cha-ul-mau-gra
VITiếng Việt
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
YOYO
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra
ZH中文
查尔马格拉
chá ěr mǎ gé lā
ZUZU
chaulmaugra
chau-l-mau-gra

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