/केचुली kẽchul(ī) fc slough (of a snake); ~ छोड़ना/झाड़ना to cast off --; (fig.) to assume one's true colours; ~ बदलना to take on new --; (fig.) to assume new airs.

kalyāṇ·kārī a beneficial [दवा medicine, प्रभाव effect, व्यवस्था arrangement].

qabristān mc grave- yard, burial place: शहर के बाहर दो ~ हैं there are two --s outside the town.

kaṛuā = कड़वा q. v.

kāyar a & mc timid (person), coward: अरे कायरो O ! you cowards ! किसी को ~ कहना brand/designate smb as a --; ~ आदमी डरता है a -- person fears.

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 --

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?

kṣati fu damage, loss; मकान की कोई ~ नहीं हुई no damage was done to the building; ~ उठाना to suffer a --; ~ पहुँचाना to cause --, to damage, to put to loss; ~ पूरी करना to compensate for a loss, to make up damages, to indemnify. [syn. नुक़सान, हानि]

kãpkãpī fu shiver, quiver; उसे सर्दी के मारे ~ शुरू हो गई he started shivering with cold; ~ देकर बुख़ार हुआ had shivering before fever. [syn. थरथरी]

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.