kannā mc edge; पतंग का ~ fillet of a kite; △ ~ उखड़ना to turn away in a huff. [dim. कन्‍नी]

kannī fc edge, hem; धोती की ~ -- of a dhoti; △ ~ काटना to slink away, to evade. [syn. कत- राना]; ~ खाना/मारना to lean to one side (as a paper-kite); ~ दबना to submit: उसकी ~ दबती है he is submissive.

chāū- [short prefixal form of चार] four-, as in चौकन्ना lit. four eared; चौकोर lit. having four sides; चौखट lit having four woods; चौगुना four times; चौमंज़िला four-storeyed; चौरस्ता lit. having four paths.

chāūkannā a [lit.] all ears, alert, vigilant; ~ कुत्ता alert dog; चौकन्‍न कान alert ears; चौकन्‍नी आँखें vigilant eyes. ~ करना to alert; ~ रहना to be alert/vigilant: चोर ~ हो गया the thief became alert; पुलिस ने हमें ~ कर दिया the police alerted us. [syn. सावधान, चौकस]