dengue en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɛŋ.ɡi/ (General-American)
- /ˈdɛŋ.ɡeɪ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈd̪ɛŋ.ɡɛ/ (Philippines)
- /ˈdɛŋ.ɡi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From West Indian Spanish dengue in 1828, from the Kiswahili term dinga (in full kidingapopo or kidinga pepo, "a kind of sudden cramp-like seizure caused by an evil spirit", dinga itself meaning sudden cramp-like seizure). The borrowed term changed to dengue in Spanish due to this word existing in Spanish with the meaning "fastidiousness" and the folk etymology referring to the dislike of movement by affected patients of chikungunya which was also reffered to as dengue until the first half of the 20th century.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dengues | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dengue hemorrhagic fever · dengue shock syndrome · dengoid · antidengue
Synonyms
breakbone fever · dengue fever · dandy fever
Translations (32)
hi डंगूज्वर (disease) · din juän awuɔp (disease) · fi denguekuume (disease) · sw kidingapopo (disease) · es dengue (disease) · hi डंगू ज्वर (disease) · hi लँगड़ा बुखार (disease) · pt dengue (disease) · ms denggi (disease) · el δάγγειος πυρετός (disease) · hi डंगू (disease) · th ไข้เด็งกี (disease) · ja デング熱 (disease) · cmn 登革 (disease) · id demam berdarah (disease) · tr dang humması (disease) · my သွေးလွန်တုပ်ကွေး (disease) · lo ໄຂ້ເລືອດອອກ (disease) · vi sốt xuất huyết Dingue (disease) · lo ພະຍາດໄຂ້ເລືອດອອກ (disease) · ca dengue (disease) · hi डैंगू फीवर (disease) · fr dengue (disease) · tl dengge (disease) · ja デンゲ熱 (disease) · km រោគគ្រុនចាញ់ (disease) · nl dengue (disease) · hi डैंगू (disease) · de Denguefieber (disease) · hi डैङ्गू (disease) · nl knokkelkoorts (disease) · pl denga (disease)