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सीतला sītalā, sītlā[S. शीतला], s.f. Small-pox; the goddess presiding over or inflicting small-pox:—sītlā-pūjā, s.f., or sītlā-pūjan, s.m. The worship of the goddess of small-pox:—sītlā-kākhājā, s.m. (colloq.) 'Food of small-pox,' i.e. children:—sītlā-kīphūṭīāṅkh, An eye lost from small-pox; (fig.) an irretrievable loss:—sītlā-khāyā, sītlā-muṅh, or sītlā-muṅh-dāg, adj. Pitted with small-pox.
Origin: Hindi