50 Nepali Names of Diseases: The Scary Side of Health!

50 Nepali Names of Diseases: The Scary Side of Health!

People say – It’s better to be safe than sorry!

And nowhere is this more true than when it comes to diseases. Diseases mess our lives both physically and mentally. This is especially hard for Nepalese Families where if a single person gets a disease, the life of the entire family is messed. But do you know what they are called?

Do you know the Nepali names of diseases?

Nepali Names of Diseases

Being a Nepali it is important to know the Nepali names of Diseases because a lot of Nepalese are not well versed in the English Language. Even if people are educated, it doesn’t mean that they will know the English names for every disease. A lot of Nepali Names of Diseases are just familiar and popular in the Nepali community. So knowing the Nepali names for diseases is important to ensure smooth communication.

So without any further ado, let’s get to know 50 of such names.

English Names of DiseasesEnglish Names of Diseases
AcidityAmalpitta (अमल्पित्ता)
AcneDandiphor (दंदिफोर)
AgueKamjworo (कम्ज्वोरो)
AnemiaRatta Alpatta (रत्त अल्पत्ता)
ArthritisBaath (बाथ)
AsyahmaDam (दम)
BlechingDakarnu (दकर्नु)
BoilPhoda/ Khatira (फोद / खातिर)
BronchitisKas (कस)
CancerKyansar (क्यान्सर)
Chicken PoxDadura (दादुरा)
ConjunctivitisNetrasleshmalashoya (नेत्रस्लेश्मलाशोया)
CoughKhoki (खोकी)
DengueDengoo (देङ्गॊ)
DiabetesMadhumeha (मधुमेह)
EpilepsyChhare Rog (छरे रोग)
FeverJwaro (ज्वोरो)
Genital HerpesJanendria Herpiz (जनेंद्रिया हेर्पिज़)
GonorrheaSujak (सुजक)
GoutBath (बाथ)
HepatitisYakritshooth (यक्रित्शूठ)
HerniaAntrabriddhi (अन्त्रब्रिद्धि)
HunchbackKunjo (कुँजो)
InfertilityBanjhpan (बन्झ्पन)

English Names of DiseaseNepali Names of Disease
JaundiceKamalpitta/ Pandurog (कमलपित्त/पन्दुरोग)
Leprosy Kustha Rog (कुस्थ रोग)
Mumps Galfulo (गल्फुलो)
ObesityMotai (मोटाइ)
Ovarian CancerDumbagranthi Kyancer (दुम्बह्ग्रंथी क्यन्चेर)
PlagueMahamari (महामारी)
PneumoniaNimonia (निमोनिया)
RingwormDaad/ Kachh (दाद / कछ)
Sexually Transmitted DiseaseYaun Sankramit Rog (यौन संक्रमित रोग)
SinusPinaas (पिनास)
Sleep DisordersNindra Bikaarharu (निन्द्रा बिकार्हरु)
Smal PoxChechak (चेचक)
Sore ThroatKanthapak (कन्थापक)
StrokeAaghat (आघात)
SyphillisBhirangi (भिरंगी)
TapewormJuka (जुका)
TetanisDhanustkar (धनुस्त्कर)
TickKirne (किरने)
Tick Born DiseaseKirnale (किरणले)
TuberculosisChhaya Rog (छ्य रोग)
TyphoidHaku Jworo (हाकु ज्वोरो)
WartsMusa (मुसा)
WoundGhau (घाउ)
Yellow FeverJandice (जन्डिस)

So,

With these 50 Nepali Names for Disease known, you might find it helpful to communicate with others who are not well versed in English and understand Nepali articles about health. As you may have noticed there are quite a few Nepali names that are just a Nepalified version of English Pronunciation. But that being said, they have been adopted into the Nepalese language so they are technically Nepali.

Hope you found this helpful. If you have any suggestions for us, do let us know them in the comments down below. And as always thank you for reading till the end.

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