kar·nā vt 1. to do: काम (कुछ, कुछ-न-कुछ, अच्छा) ~ -- work (something, something or the other, well); वह क्या कर रहा है what is he doing ? हम आज क्या करें what should we do to-day ? तुम्हारा भाई क्या करता है what does your brother do ? उसने कुछ नहीं किया he did nothing. 2. to make: ग़लती (प्रस्ताव, यात्रा, शोर, समझौता) ~ -- a mistake (proposal, journey, noise, compromise). 3. to render: आदर (सहायता, सेवा) ~ -- honour (help, service); इसे अंग्रेज़ी में करो render it into English. 4. to perform: आपरेशन (अपना कर्त्तव्य, प्रयोग) ~ -- operation (one's duty, experiment); संस्कार ~ -- a ceremony. 5. to commit: आत्महत्या (अपराध, ग़लती) ~ -- suicide (crime, mistake). 6. to hold: उत्सव (बैठक/मीटिंग, समारोह) ~ -- a festival (meeting, function). 7. [various meanings, commonly used to make verbs from nouns and adjectives e.g.] काम ~ to work; आशा ~ to hope; इलाज ~ to treat; छँटनी ~ to retrench; जुरमाना ~ to fine; तुलना ~ to compare; दर्द ~ to pain, to ache; नक़ल ~ to copy, to imitate; प्रतीक्षा ~ to wait; देर करना to delay, to be late; प्यार ~ to love; बात ~ to talk; सहायता ~ to help; सुधार ~ to reform; स्वीकार ~ to accept; उपस्थित ~ to present; कम ~ to reduce; गरम ~ to heat; जल्दी करो hurry up, be quick, make haste; ठीक ~ to correct; तंग ~ to tease; ताज़ा ~ to refresh; तैयार ~ to prepare; दर्ज ~ to enter; नया ~ to renew; नष्ट ~ to destroy, to waste; मुक्‍त ~ to free. [Hindi and therefore this dictionary abounds in such constructions, where conjuncts with करना, होना, लेना, देना, etc. are usual verbal formations. Many an English verb is also used in this manner. It is commonly understood. Examples --] अपील ~ to appeal; असेंबल ~ to assemble; इंट्रोड्‍यूस ~ to introduce; कंट्रोल ~ to control; कंपोज़ ~ to compose (in printing); टाइप ~ to type; नोट ~ to note; पालिश ~ to polish, काग़ज़ फ़ाइल ~ to file papers; फ़ोन ~ to telephone; बुक ~ to book; ब्राडकास्ट ~ to broadcast; मैच ~ to match.

lagānā vt (a) to affix: लिफ़ाफ़े पर टिकट लगाओ affix stamps on the envelope. (b) to fix: दीवार में खूँटी लगा दो fix a peg on the wall; टायर, मशीन ~ -- a tyre, machine. (c) to attach तुम्हें पत्र के साथ रसीद लगानी है you have -- a receipt to the letter. (d) to employ, to appoint, to engage: उसे क्लर्क लगाया गया he was appointed/engaged as a clerk; हमने एक नया माली लगाया है we have employed/engaged a new gardener. (e) to apply: फोड़े पर दवा क्यों नहीं लगाते ? why don't you apply medicine on the sore ? मुँह पर पाउडर ~ -- powder on the face; इस अपराधी पर धारा ११० लगाई जा रही है Section 110 is being applied in this offender's case. (f) to strike, to hit: जूता ~ to strike/ hit with a shoe; मुँह पर थप्पड़ ~ -- with a slap (to slap) on the face; चोट ~ to hurt. (g) to arrange: मेज़, कुर्सियाँ, किताबें ~ -- tables, chairs, books. (h) to hold: सभा, कचहरी ~ to hold a meeting, court. (i) to plant: झाड़ी, पेड़, फूल, बाग़ ~ -- bush, tree, flowers, garden. (j) to instal: बिजली ~ -- electricity. (k) [various uses to make verbals] अंक ~ to give marks; अंग ~ to embrace; अनुमान ~ to make an estimate, to imagine; अर्थ ~ to fit in a meaning; आग ~ to set fire; आरोप ~ to accuse; कंट्रोल, कर ~ to levy control, tax; क़हक़हा ~ to laugh; किवाड़ ~ to shut the door; कोड़े ~ to whip; चक्कर ~ to make a round; चुसकी ~ to sip; छाप ~ to impress; जोड़ ~ to join; झाड़ू ~ to sweep; टक्कर ~ to collide; टाँका ~ to solder; डुबकी ~ to dive; ताला ~ to lock; देर ~ to delay; दौड़ ~ to run a race; ध्यान ~ to attend; पार ~ to take across; पैसा/धन/रुपया ~ to invest money; फाँसी ~ to hang; बाज़ी/शर्त ~ to bet; बेंत ~ to cane; भीड़ ~ overcrowd; मक्खन ~ to butter; मुहर ~ to seal, to stamp; रेडियो ~ to switch the radio on; लगाम ~ to bridle; पालिश ~ to polish; हैट, ऐनक, टाई ~ to put on hat, glasses, tie. △ ~ -बुझाना to excite quarrels. [vi लगना, n. लगाव]