upanyās mc novel [ऐतिहा- सिक historical, जासूसी detective, ताज़ा latest, प्रसिद्ध famous/well-known, प्रिय favourite, सामाजिक social]; लघु ~ novelette; ~ पढ़ना (प्रकाशित करना, लिखना) to read (publish, write) a novel; प्रेमचन्द का ~ -- by Premchand.

jāsūsī I. a detective [एजंट agent, उपन्यास novel, कहानी story]. II. fu espionage, intelligence work, spying; ~ करना to spy.