chhit·rānā vi and vt to scatter: बालू इधर उधर छितरा गई sand scattered all about; उसने बालू छितरा दी he/she scattered the sand; बीज (कपड़े, काग़ज़, पुस्तकें, छिलके) ~ -- seeds (clothes, paper, books, peels). [syn. बिखेरना, छिटकाना]

chhakkī fc six at cards. [see अट्ठी]

chhātrāvās mc boarding

chhūṭ·nā vi (a) to be left: देखिए कुछ छूट तो नहीं गया see that nothing has been left. (b) to leave: गाड़ी छूट चुकी थी the train had already left; जहाज़ छूटने वाला था the ship was about to leave. (c) to miss: मेरा बैग (जहाज़, पाठ) छूट गया I missed my bag (ship, lesson). (d) to be abandoned (given up) अभ्यास (आदत, आना-जाना, रोग, साहस, शराब) छूट गया है the practice (habit, visit, disease, courage, wine) has been given up. (e) क़ैदी छूटा the prisoner was released/discharged; मेरा साथी पीछे छूट गया my companion lagged behind; रोग से जाना ~ to get rid of a disease; रस्सी छूटी the rope was loosened; बंधन छूटे ties were undone; गाँठ छूटी the knot was undone; खाँसी छूटी cough started;

chhed·nā vt to pierce (a hole): उसने काग़ज़ छेदा she pierced a hole in the paper; काँटों ने उसका शरीर छेद डाला the thorns pierced his body; चोर दीवार छेदकर भीतर घुस गया the thief went in by holing (boring a hole in) the wall [n. छेद]

chhāchhaṭh a = छियासठ q. v.

chhil nā vi (a) छिलका छिल गया the skin/husk/shell was taken off. (b) पैर छिल गये the feet were scratched. (c) पपड़ी छिल गई the crust was scraped. (d) फल छिल जाने दो let the fruit be peeled.

chhuāchhūt fu untouchability: ~ हिन्दुओं की पुरानी बुराई है -- is an old evil of the Hindus; ~ का उन्मूलन abolition of --: ~ मिटा दें abolish --.

chhiṭ-puṭ a (a) stray [घचना occurence, शक्‍ितयाँ powers, पुस्तकें books]. (b) sporadic [मुठभेड़ scuffle, वर्षा rain].

chhiyāsaṭh·vã̄ a sixty-sixth; ~ स्थान -- place; छियासठवीं बैठक -- meeting; छियासठवें पृष्ठ पर on the 66th page.