kumh·ṛā mc ash gourd = काशीफल. △ कुम्हड़े की बतिया a feeble person.

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.

koṭhī fc mansion, bungalow [बड़ी big, बड़ी भारी very big, छोटी सी small]; ~ बनवाना to build a --; उसकी कई कोठियाँ हैं he has a number of --s; कोठियों की लागत the cost of --s. [syn. बंगला]

kuã̄ mc well [अंधा dry, छिछला shallow, गहरा deep, तेल का oil-]; ~ खोदना (चलाना) to dig (work/use) a --; △ ~ झाँकना to run helter-skelter; किसी को कुएँ में धकेलना to ruin the life of smb; कुएँ में भाँग पड़ी है all are off their heads.

kamāū a earning [घरवाला husband, पूत son]; △ वह कमाऊ-खाऊ आदमी है he spends all his earnings, he lives from hand to mouth.

koṣāgār mc treasury; राज- कीय ~ government --; ~ की चाबी key to the --. Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 119 --

kiyā I. vt past of कर, did; उसने क्या ~ what did he do ? II. m deed, action; वह अपना ~ पाएगा he will reap the fruit of his --; मेरे किये क्या होता है it hardly matters my doing, what is the effect of my doing? ~ कराया already done; उसे ~ कराया काम मिल गया he got the work which was already accomplished; किया हुआ done: ~ हुआ काम work done.

kuppā mc 1. a leather pitcher; घी या तेल का ~ -- for ghee or oil. 2. (fig) fat man; फूलकर ~ हो जाना to become plump/fat, to become inflated with joy. [dim. कुप्पी]

kamī fc shortage; 1. deficiency; ख़ून की ~ -- of blood. 2. paucity, dearth, want; आदमियों (रुपयों, दूध) की ~ -- of men (money, milk). 3. scarcity; अनाज (खाने, चारे) की ~ -- of grains food, fodder). 4. reduction; अंकों (क़ीमतों, करों/टैक्सों) में ~ -- in marks (prices, taxes); ~ करना to reduce; क़ीमतों में ~ हुई है there has been a -- in prices; क़ीमत में ~ करना to reduce the price; ~ को पूरा करना to meet the deficiency, to compensate; किसी चीज़ की ~ पड़ना to fall short of smth; संख्या में ~ decrease in number; △ कोई ~ न करना not to leave any stone unturned. [syn. अभाव, घटती]

kam·qīmat a cheap, low-priced [घड़ी watch, कपड़े clothes, पुस्तकें books].