phlegm
/flem/noun
उच्चारण फ़्लेम
बलगम, कफ़; धैर्य
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the thick substance that forms in the nose and throat, especially when you have a cold; the ability to stay calm in a difficult situation
बलगम, कफ़; धैर्य
- a cough with phlegm
- He coughed up thick phlegm and went to see the doctor.
- The cough syrup helps to loosen the phlegm in your chest.
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- She spat out the phlegm and drank a glass of warm water.
- Yellow phlegm may be a sign of an infection.
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AaSpelling
Spelling and pronunciation, asked very often: phlegm, /flem/, with ph (/f/) and a silent g.
Spelling और pronunciation में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: phlegm, /flem/, ph (/f/) और silent g के साथ।
?Which word?
Keep the silent-g words: phlegm, gnaw, sign, foreign, campaign.
Silent-g शब्द याद रखिए: phlegm, gnaw, sign, foreign, campaign।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective phlegmatic (/fleɡˈmætɪk/, g is pronounced here) means calm and not easily excited ('a phlegmatic temperament').
Adjective phlegmatic (/fleɡˈmætɪk/, यहाँ g बोला जाता है) का अर्थ शांत और जल्दी उत्तेजित न होने वाला है ('a phlegmatic temperament')।
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General knowledge
History: in ancient medicine, the four humours were blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile; in Ayurveda, the three doshas are vata, pitta and kapha (phlegm).
इतिहास में प्राचीन चिकित्सा में चार humours रक्त, कफ़, पीला पित्त और काला पित्त थे; आयुर्वेद में तीन दोष वात, पित्त और कफ़ हैं।