Meanings
nounbejel (uncountable)
- uncountableEndemic syphilis, a chronic disease of skin and tissue caused by infection by a subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
Synonyms: button scurvy, sibbens, njovera, belesh, dichuchwa
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEndemic syphilis, a chronic disease of skin and tissue caused by infection by a subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
Origin
- Arabicبَجَل
- Englishbejel
Borrowed from Arabic بَجَل (bajal).
More words from Arabic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بَجَل
- بَجَل (bajal)Endemic syphilis
Bulgarian фре́нга
- фре́нга (frénga)Endemic syphilis
French pian de Nérac, lépre du nord
- pian de NéracEndemic syphilis
- lépre du nordEndemic syphilis
- maladie de ScherlievoEndemic syphilis
German Grobnigger-Krankheit, Salzfluss
- Grobnigger-KrankheitEndemic syphilis
- SalzflussEndemic syphilis
- MarschkrankheitEndemic syphilis
- nordische KüstenseucheEndemic syphilis
- Holsteinische MarschkrankheitEndemic syphilis
- Dithmarsische KrankheitEndemic syphilis
- RadeseucheEndemic syphilis
- FranzosenEndemic syphilis
Greek ενδημική σύφιλη
- ενδημική σύφιλη (endimikí sýfili)Endemic syphilis
Icelandic liktrá
- liktráEndemic syphilis
Italian Scherlievo
- ScherlievoEndemic syphilis
Norwegian radesyge, slemsyge
- radesygeEndemic syphilis
- slemsygeEndemic syphilis
- stygsygeEndemic syphilis
- spedalskhedEndemic syphilis
Polish francuska choroba, francowata choroba
- francuska chorobaEndemic syphilis
- francowata chorobaEndemic syphilis
- francaEndemic syphilis
- kiłaEndemic syphilis
Russian францу́зская боле́знь f фра́нец, пра́нец
- францу́зская боле́знь f фра́нец (francúzskaja boléznʹ)Endemic syphilis
- пра́нец (pránec)Endemic syphilis
- хра́нец (xránec)Endemic syphilis
- парша́ (paršá)Endemic syphilis
- сыпь (sypʹ)Endemic syphilis
- ше́лудь (šéludʹ)Endemic syphilis
- коро́ста (korósta)Endemic syphilis
- ше́ро́х (šéróx)Endemic syphilis
- беджель (bedželʹ)Endemic syphilis
- баляш (baljaš)Endemic syphilis
- ньювера (nʹjuvera)Endemic syphilis
- си́филис ара́бский (sífilis arábskij)Endemic syphilis
Swedish bondfransoser, soltflod
- bondfransoserEndemic syphilis
- soltflodEndemic syphilis
- radesygeEndemic syphilis
- spetälskaEndemic syphilis
- spedalskhedEndemic syphilis
- franska sjukanEndemic syphilis
Ukrainian пра́нец
- пра́нец (pránec)Endemic syphilis
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Cite this entry
APA
bejel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bejel
MLA
“bejel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bejel. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bejel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bejel.
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