mumps
/mʌmps/noun
उच्चारण मम्प्स
गलसुआ, कनपेड़
Core word
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an infectious disease, caused by a virus and common in children, that causes painful swelling in the neck and below the ears
गलसुआ, कनपेड़
- My brother has got mumps.
- Mumps is less common now because most children are vaccinated against it.
- He missed school for a week because of mumps.
+ 2 more examples
- Mumps causes swelling near the ears.
- A vaccine protects children against mumps.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mumps (uncountable, plural form)
Mumps looks plural but is an uncountable noun that takes a singular verb: Mumps is a viral disease. Like measles, it is not used with a or a number.
Mumps देखने में बहुवचन लगता है, पर यह uncountable noun है और singular verb लेता है: Mumps is a viral disease। Measles की तरह इसके साथ a या संख्या नहीं लगती।
- Mumps is common among unvaccinated children.
- Radhika's cousin had mumps last winter.
have / catch / get / suffer from mumps
Use have, catch, get or come down with for the illness, and suffer from for an ongoing condition. No article is used.
बीमारी के लिए have, catch, get या come down with, और चलती हुई स्थिति के लिए suffer from का प्रयोग होता है। Article नहीं लगता।
- The boy caught mumps from his classmate.
- She was down with mumps for a week.
vaccinate against mumps / MMR
The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps and rubella. Vaccinate takes against.
MMR टीका measles, mumps और rubella से बचाता है। Vaccinate के साथ against आता है।
- Children are vaccinated against mumps at fifteen months.
- The MMR vaccine prevents mumps.
symptoms and spread
Mumps causes swollen glands near the ears, fever and pain on chewing. It spreads through coughs and sneezes, so patients are kept at home.
Mumps से कानों के पास की ग्रंथियाँ सूज जाती हैं, बुख़ार होता है और चबाने में दर्द होता है। यह खाँसी और छींक से फैलता है, इसलिए मरीज़ों को घर पर रखा जाता है।
- Mumps spreads quickly in crowded schools.
+Collocations 4
verb + mumps
catchhavegetrecover frombe vaccinated against
- He recovered from mumps in ten days.
mumps + noun
mumps virusmumps vaccinemumps outbreakmumps infectionmumps symptoms
- A mumps outbreak closed the school for two weeks.
adjective + mumps
childhoodseveremildinfectiouscontagious
- Childhood mumps usually passes without serious problems.
diseases listed together
measles and mumpsmumps and rubellachickenpox and mumpsmumps and polio
- The doctor checked her for measles and mumps.
“More examples 5
- The doctor advised rest and plenty of fluids for the child with mumps.
डॉक्टर ने mumps से पीड़ित बच्चे को आराम और भरपूर तरल पदार्थ लेने की सलाह दी।
- Mumps can lead to complications, so patients should be watched carefully.
Mumps से जटिलताएँ हो सकती हैं, इसलिए मरीज़ों पर सावधानी से नज़र रखनी चाहिए।
- Radhika stayed home for ten days because she had mumps.
mumps होने के कारण राधिका दस दिन घर पर रही।
- The health worker visited the village to give MMR vaccines against mumps.
स्वास्थ्य कार्यकर्ता mumps के विरुद्ध MMR टीके लगाने गाँव आया।
- Mumps is caused by a virus, so antibiotics do not cure it.
Mumps वायरस से होता है, इसलिए antibiotics उसे ठीक नहीं करते।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Mumps are a dangerous disease.
✓ Mumps is a dangerous disease.
Mumps is treated as a singular uncountable noun.
Mumps को एकवचन uncountable noun माना जाता है।
✗ He has got a mumps.
✓ He has got mumps.
Names of diseases such as mumps take no article.
Mumps जैसे रोगों के नामों के साथ article नहीं लगता।
§Grammar and usage
Although mumps ends in -s, it takes a singular verb, as in 'Mumps is a viral disease'.
Mumps के अंत में -s होने पर भी इसके साथ singular verb आता है, जैसे 'Mumps is a viral disease'।