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"Fever" in Hindi: बुख़ार

बुख़ारbukhaar

Say it: bu-KHAARmasculine noun/bʊxɑːr/

Fever in Hindi is बुख़ार (bukhaar), masculine. Say मुझे बुख़ार है or हल्का बुख़ार है. Keep the nukta in ख़.

Calling in sick

आज मुझे बुख़ार है, दफ़्तर नहीं पाऊँगा।

aaj mujhe bukhaar hai, daftar nahin aa paaoonga.

I have a fever today — I can't come to the office.
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How to pronounce बुख़ार

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bu-KHAAR

/bʊxɑːr/

Bukhaar is bu-KHAAR. Soft bu, then aspirated kh with nukta feel, long aar.

"Fever" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
बुख़ारbukhaarfever

Default noun.

हल्का बुख़ारhalka bukhaarmild fever

Low-grade.

तेज़ बुख़ारtez bukhaarhigh fever

Serious feel.

बुख़ार उतरनाbukhaar utarnafever to go down

Recovery.

How to use बुख़ार in real life

  1. 1Calling in sick

    आज मुझे बुख़ार है, दफ़्तर नहीं पाऊँगा।

    aaj mujhe bukhaar hai, daftar nahin aa paaoonga.

    I have a fever today — I can't come to the office.

    Keep बुख़ार with ख़.

  2. 2Parent check

    बच्चे का बुख़ार रात में चढ़ गया।

    bachche ka bukhaar raat mein chadh gaya.

    The child's fever rose at night.

    Home care.

  3. 3Doctor visit

    क्या आपको अभी भी बुख़ार है?

    kya aapko abhi bhi bukhaar hai?

    Do you still have a fever?

    Polite aap.

Mistakes English speakers make with बुख़ार

Incorrect: Bukhar without nukta ख़

Correct: बुख़ार

Keep ख़ in बुख़ार.

Incorrect: Meri bukhaar

Correct: मेरा / मुझे बुख़ार

Masculine; mujhe bukhaar hai is natural.

Good to know

Families track बुख़ार with a thermometer and home remedies before clinics. Monsoon illnesses make fever small talk common. Say tez bukhaar if it is high — doctors still want numbers.

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Checking a roommate's fever

  1. ChatPal

    आपका बुख़ार कितना है?

    aapka bukhaar kitna hai?

    What is your fever reading?

  2. You

    एक सौ एक हल्का बुख़ार है।

    ek sau ek — halka bukhaar hai.

    One-oh-one — it is a mild fever.

  3. ChatPal

    आराम कीजिए, पानी पीते रहिए।

    aaraam kijiye, paani peete rahiye.

    Please rest and keep drinking water.

  4. You

    ठीक बुख़ार बढ़ा तो क्लिनिक चलेंगे।

    theek — bukhaar badha to clinic chalenge.

    Okay — if the fever rises, we'll go to the clinic.

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Common questions about "Fever" in Hindi

Nukta?

Yes — बुख़ार with ख़.

I have a fever?

Mujhe bukhaar hai.

High fever?

Tez bukhaar.

Fever went down?

Bukhaar utar gaya.

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