kaniṣṭha a youngest [पुत्र son, भ्राता brother]; ~ उँगली little finger. [syn. छोटा]

karkash a harsh [ध्वनि/स्वर sound, वाणी speech, व्यक्‍ित person, स्त्री woman].

kūṭ·nā vt 1. to pound; मसाला (गिट्टी, धान) ~ to -- spices (grit, rice). 2. to beat, thrash; किसी को डंडे से ~ -- smb with a stick.

kaṭhin a difficult, hard [कार्य task/work, परीक्षा examination/test, प्रश्न question, शब्द word, समस्या problem]; ~ प्रयत्न arduous effort; यह कहना ~ है it is difficult to say. [syn. मुश्किल, कड़ा, ant. सरल]

kasāūṭī fc 1. touchstone ~ पर कसना to test on a --; ~ की रेखा a streak on the --. 2. [metaph.] criterion, test; ~ पर पूरा/खरा उतरना to prove true to a test; △ विपत्ति ही धैर्य की ~ है calamity is the touchstone of fortitude.

qasūr·vār a guilty; मैं ~ नहीं हूँ I am not at fault (not guilty). [syn. अपराधी]

kadāpi adv [generally negative] ever; वहाँ ~ न जाऊँगा I'll never go there; आप दिन में सोते हैं ? कदापि नहीं Do you sleep in the day ? never. [syn. हरगिज़]

kāṛh·nā vt 1. to embroider; मेज़पोश (चादर रूमाल) ~ to -- a table cloth (sheet, handkerchief); जेब पर उसका नाम कढ़ा था his name was --ed on the pocket. 2. to draw; बाल ~ to draw the hair apart; माँग ~ to part hair. [n. कढ़ाई]

kāsh int (also काश कि) would that: ~ (कि) मैं भी वहाँ होता -- I were also there.

kyā I. interr. pron. what; वह ~ है -- is that? इसके बाद ~ हुआ -- happened after this? आपका पता Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 120 -- ~ है -- is your address? II. interr. a what; उसने ~ प्रश्न पूछा -- question did he/she ask? ~ बात है -- is the matter? III. interr. adv (begins a sentence, which is made interrogative, no change in order of words) ~ मैं स्कूल जाऊँ may I go to school? ~ वह पढ़ती है does she read? [cf. वह ~ पढ़ती है what does she read?]. △ आपका ~ जाता है what do you lose? आपको ~ पड़ी है how does it concern you? ~ यह और ~ वह both are alike; ~ ग़रीब ~ अमीर whether the poor or the rich. ~ कहने! excellent! ~ खूब very good; ~ अच्छा मोसम है what a good season is it? और ~ what else? ~ से ~ हो गया it has all changed; तुम क्या - क्या चाहते हो what (different things) do you want?