āgā mu front [मकान का of the house, कमीज़ का of a shirt]; △ ~ -पीछा देखना (सोचना) to look before & after, to consider pros and cons; ~ -पीछा करना to waver, to hesitate; ~ भारी होना to be pregnant; ~ सँभालना to take the lead.

ālū mc potato(s) [उबले हुए Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 047 -- boiled, पकाये हुए baked, नये new]; ~ उगाना (काटना, ख़रीदना, खाना, लगाना) to grow (cut, buy, eat, plant) --s.

ārā mc saw [तेज़ sharp, मशीनी mechanical; ~ लकड़ी काटता है a - saws/cuts wood; ~ चलाना to work/cut with a --. [dim. आरी hand-saw]

āshcharya mu astonishment, surprise; सुखद ~ pleasant surprise; हमें ~ है we are surprised; मुझे उसके ऐसा कहने पर ~ हुआ I wondered at his saying like that; ~ की कोई बात नहीं there is nothing to wonder at; ~ से in astonishment; ~ में डालना to astonish, to put to surprise. [syn. हैरानी]

ātmīyatā fu intimacy: ~ का भाव a feeling of --; ~ से intimately, cordially: वे ~ से मिले (बात करते रहे) they met (talked) cordially.

ādhunik·tā fu modernness, modernism.

āṣaṛh mu fourth month of Vikrami calendar (the hottest month) = असाढ़.

āviskārak m = आविष्कर्ता q. v.

āy·kar mc income-tax, ~ घटाना to decrease --; ~ बढ़ाना (में वृद्धि करना) to enhance --; ~ -अधिकारी -- - officer; ~ -विभाग -- department. [syn. इन्कम-टैक्स]

ānarerī a honorary [मजि- स्ट्रेट magistrate, मेंबर/सदस्य member, सचिव secretary].