kalaṅk mu blemish, slur; ~ (का टीका) लगना to be blemished, slurred, to receive the (brand of) disgrace; ~ (का टीका) लगाना to brand, to blemish; ~ छूट गया the -- was washed away. [syn. धब्बा]

kaṛhāī f embroidery [बढ़िया fine, फूलदार flowered]; मेरी बहनों को ~ बहुत पसंद है my sisters like -- very much.

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]

kar·vānā vt [causal of करना q. v.] to cause (one) to do/make, to have/get done/performed: उसने मुझसे काम करवाया he made me do the work, etc.

kãṭīlā a thorny; ~ पौधा -- plant; ~ तार barbed wire; कँटीली आँखें piercing eyes; कँटीली नज़र fascinating glances.

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.

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

kushal·pūrvak adv quite well; आशा है आप ~ होंगे I hope you will be --; वह ~ वहाँ पहुँच गया he reached there safely.

kit·ne a pl. how many [छात्र pupils, दिन days, निबंध essays, मच्छर mosquitoes, मित्र friends]; कितनी [कहानियाँ stories, छात्राएँ girl students, बार times, मक्खियाँ flies]; यह रेडियो ~ में मिला for how Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 107 -- much did you get this radio ? कितने ही ऐसे लोग हैं there are many such people. [See कितना]

kyõki conj because, since; मैं काम नहीं कर सका ~ मैं बीमार था I could not do the work -- I was ill; ~ मेरे पास पैसा नहीं था, मैं पुस्तक न ख़रीद सका -- I had no money, I could not buy the book.