Vaccination in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “vaccination” in Hindi is टीका, pronounced Tika — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease
From Bengali টিকা (ṭika), from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka, “tilak”). In medieval Bengal, among many techniques, variolaters would make an incision upon the forehead, in which smallpox powder was rubbed. Such marks were known as টিকা (ṭika) on account of the resemblance to a tilak. Compare also the borrowed टीकादार (ṭīkādār).
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