kuh·nī fc elbow; ~ टिकाना to rest one's --; ~ मारना to elbow.

kit·nā I. 1. sing how much [पैसा money, समय time, सुख happiness]; तुम्हें ~ उधार देना है -- loan have you to pay ? 2. (कितनी चाय, पिड़ा, सिरदर्दी) -- tea (pain, head- ache). II. adv. how [अजीब strange, ऊँचा high, दूर far, पुराना old]; ~ कुछ भी howsoever much; ~ भी/ही सम- झाओ, वह नहीं मानता howsoever much you explain, he would not understand; यह पुस्तक कितनी अच्छी (बढ़िया, सुन्दर) है how good (nice, beautiful) is this book; कितने (अच्छे बढ़िया, सुन्दर) कपड़े हैं how good (nice, beautiful) are the clothes. [Also see कितने]

koshish fu/c attempt, endeavour [पहली first, बेकार vain, लगातार continuous]; ~ करना to try, to attempt; हमने कई बार ~ की we tried several times, we made several attempts. [syn. प्रयत्न]

koṛī fc score (aggregate of twenty); एक ~ आम one -- mangoes; चार ~ गिलास four scores of glasses/tumblers.

kāṭā mc 1. bite; कुत्ते का ~ dog --. 2. cross; ~ लगाना to cross out: तुम्हारे नाम पर ~ लगा दिया गया your name was crossed out.

kaṭh·put·lī fc 1. puppet, marionette; ~ का नाच puppet show; ~ नचाना to set a -- dancing, to make a -- act. 2. (fig.) puppet, underling; वह मालिक के हाथ की ~ है he is a -- in the hands of his master.

qalaī fc 1. tin-plating; बरतन की ~ -- on a utensil; ~ करना to tin, tin-plate. 2. white- washing; कमरे की ~ करना to white-wash a room. △ ~ खुलना to be exposed; आख़िर उसकी ~ खुल गई at last he was exposed.

krānti fc revolution [औद्योगिक industrial, राजनीतिक political, सांस्कृतिक cultural, सामाजिक social]; ~ लाना to bring about a --; यूरोप की क्रांतियाँ --s of Europe. [syn. इनक़लाब]

kapāl mc 1. skull [more common खोपड़ी q. v.] 2. (fig.) destiny; ~ खुलना to have a good luck; ~ फूटना to have an evil turn of fortune.

kuchh I. pron some(thing), a few; ~ कहना to say something; ~ को छोड़कर barring a few; मुझे ~ दे दो give me something; जो ~ whatsoever; ~ नहीं nothing; सब ~ everything. II. a 1. some [देर delay, पैसा money, फल fruit, Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 111 -- सीमा extent]; ~ देर ठहरो stay a little while 2. several, a few [घर houses, जगहें places, फूल flowers, लोग people, लड़के boys]. III. adv somewhat, a little, a bit [छोटा short, ठीक right, शांत/चुप quiet, पका ripe, कच्चा unripe]; ~ लज्जित हुए felt -- ashamed; हम ~ देर में आए we came rather late. ~ एक a few; ~ एक लड़कियाँ a few girls; ~ और something more; ~ और चाहिये ? do you want anything else/more? ~ और चौड़ा a little wider; ~ का ~ something different: तुम ~ का ~ समझ बैठते हो you think differently. कुछ-कुछ a little, slightly, somewhat: वह कुछ-कुछ ठीक है he is -- better ~ न कुछ something or the other: ~ न ~ होकर रहेगा something or the other must happen. ~ नहीं nothing: उसके पास ~ नहीं था he had nothing with him; ~ भी anything: ~ भी दे दो give anything; ~ भी हो come what may. △ ~ कर देना to affect with charm; ~ कर बैठना to take a wrong step; ~ न पूछिए it is indescribable; अपने को ~ समझना to assume airs.