Tampon in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “tampon” in Hindi is टैम्पन, pronounced Taimpan — 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.
plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)
First attested in 1848. Borrowed from French tampon, from Middle French tampon, a nasalised variant of tapon, a diminutive or augmented form of Old French tape (“plug, bung, tap”), from Frankish *tappō (“stopper, plug”), from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”). Cognate with Old High German zapfo (“stopper”), Old English tæppa (“stopper”). Doublet of tampion. More at tap.
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