kūchī fc = कूँची q. v.

kich·pich fu overcrowding, congestion. [better धिचपिच q. v.]

kal·mā mu sacred word (from the Qoran); ~ पढ़ना to repeat the sacred words, to confess Muslim faith; ~ पढ़ाना to initiate into Islam.

kisānī I. fu farming; ~ करना to farm (land), to cultivate land II. a peasant; ~ जीवन ~ - life. [syn. काश्तकारी]

kab when ? ~ आओगे -- will you come ? मैं नहीं कह सकता कि वह ~ लौटेगा I cannot say -- he will come back; ~ का since long: ~ का दूध पड़ा है the milk is lying here since long; ~ तक how long ? तुम ~ तक उसकी प्रतीक्षा करोगे how long will you wait for him ? ~ से since when ? उसकी पेंशन ~ से होगी from what date will he get pension ? हम ~ से खड़े हैं we have been standing since long. ~-~ how often: हम ~-~ दिल्ली जाएँगे how often will we go to Delhi ?

kan- short form of kān ear, as in कनकटा ear-cropt, earless; कनखजूरा centipede; कनटोप a cap covering the ears; कनपटी temple; etc.

kasar fu 1. deficiency, short- coming; शादी में किसी बात की ~ नहीं थी there was nothing wanting (no shortcoming) in the marriage; ~ करना/छोड़ना/रखना to leave anything undone: उन्होंने मुझे बदनाम करने में कोंई ~ नहीं की/छोड़ी/रखी they did not leave anything undone Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 098 -- to defame me. 2. loss; मुझे ~ लग गई I had to suffer a --; △ ~ उठाना/खाना/सहना to suffer --; ~ निकालना to make up one's --; [sny. कमी]

qasam fc oath; झूठी ~ false --; ईश्‍वर की ~ by God; △ ~ उठाना/ खाना to swear, to take an oath; यह है तो सच पर मैं ~ खाकर नहीं कह सकता it is of course true but I cannot swear to it; ~ खिलाना/ दिलाना to administer --; ~ तोड़ना (भंग करना) to violate (go back on) an --; ~ खाने को nominally: मेरे पास ~ खाने को भी पैसा नहीं है I have no money at all. [syn. शपथ, सौंह, सौगंध]

kamyūnisṭ a & m (f) communist; वह ~ है he is a --; ~ दल/पार्टी -- party. Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 093 --

kos·nā vt to curse; अपने को or किसी को ~ to curse oneself या somebody; △ किसी को पानी पी-पीकर ~ to shower --s upon smb.