🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

सूजा हुआ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sūjā huā

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Swollen/ˈswoʊ.lən/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"डंक मारने के बाद, उसका हाथ सूजा हुआ था।"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Enlarged or distended, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.

    "After the injury, her ankle was swollen and painful."
  2. 2

    Having a puffed-up or inflated appearance.

    "The swollen clouds indicated that a storm was approaching."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'swollen' originates from the Old English 'swellan', meaning 'to swell', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*swelwanan'. Over time, the meaning evolved to describe something that has increased in size or volume, often due to an accumulation of fluid or gas.

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