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खाना : khānā I. (a) vi to dine; हम एक बजे खाना खाते हैं we dine at one O'clock. (b) vt (a) to eat; फल (भात, मछली, मांस) ~ to eat fruit (rice, fish, meat); अधिक (थोड़ा, धीरे) ~ to -- much (little, slowly); कांटे (चम्मच, हाथ) से ~ to -- with a fork (a spoon, with one's hands). वह सेब खाती है she eats apples; उसने दलिया खाया he/she ate porridge; मैंने मिठाई खाई I ate sweetmeat. (b) [various meanings in idioms] क़सम ~ to take oath; ग़ोता ~ to have a duck (in water); गोली ~ to be shot by a bullet; घूस ~ to take bribe; चोट ~ to be hurt; जूते ~ to be beaten with shoes; (से) टक्कर ~ to collide (against); पैसा ~ to embezzle/misappropriate money; धोखा ~ to be cheated; बेंत ~ to be caned; भय ~ to be struck with terror; मार ~ to be beaten; हवा ~ to go for a walk; किसी का सिर ~ to vex smb; सरदी ~ to be affected by cold; हार ~ to be defeated; हट जाओ नहीं तो मार खा जाओगे get away or you will be beaten. खा जाना (a) to eat away; (b) to corrode: तेज़ाब लोहे को खा जाता है acid corrode iron; खा लेना to eat up; खा चुकना/बैठना to finish eating. II. mc meal [ताज़ा fresh, भारी heavy, सस्ता cheap, हलका light]; ~ पकाना (परोसना, खाना, निगलना) to cook [serve, eat, swallow) --; इस होटल में अच्छा ~ मिल सकता है you can get good -- in this hotel; खाने के साथ or में क्या दोगे what will you give/serve with --; ~ खा लो take your --; दोपहर का ~ lunch; रात का ~ dinner; खाने का कितना पैसा लेते हो what do you charge for board ? [syn. भोजन]

ḵẖabar fc 1. news [अच्छी good, बुरी bad, ताज़ा latest]; ~ पाना (सुनना, सुनाना, फैलाना) to have (hear, tell, spread) the --; रेडियो पर ~ सुनी थी had heard the -- on the radio. 2. information; मुझे इसकी कोई ~ नहीं है I have no -- about it. △ ~ उड़ाना to spread a rumour; किसी को ~ देना to inform smb; ~ पहुँचाना to send word; ~ रखना to be well informed; (की) ~ लगाना to obtain information (about); ~ लेना to look after, to take care; मैं तुम्हारी ~ लूँगा I will take you to task.

khātā mc account [उधार credit, कच्चा rough, चालू current, जमा deposit, नामे debit]; बचत/सेविंग बैंक ~ saving bank --; ~ खोलना to open an --; ~ बंद करना to close an --; खाते में डालना to debit to the account; △ अँधेर ~ mismanagement.

khū̃ṭā mc stake [लकड़ी का wooden, लोहे का iron]; बकरी को खूँटे से बांध दो tie the goat to a --; ~ गाड़ना to fix a -- in, △ to fix one's tether, to establish oneself. [dim. खूँटी q. v.]

khud·vānā vt [caus. of खोदना] to get dug out; कब्र or गड्ढा ~ to get a grave या pit dug out.

khapānā vt 1. to consume; माल ~ -- goods. 2. to use up; इमारत के काम में लकड़ी ~ to -- timber in the building work. 3. to absorb; हम इस विभाग में दो आदमी और खपा सकते हैं we can absorb two more men in this department.

khī˜r fu khir, a sweet dish prepared from rice and milk [गर्म-गर्म hot, ठंडी cold]: ~ पकाना/ बनाना (परोसना, खाना) to cook/prepare (serve, eat) --; △ टेढ़ी खीर difficult task.

ḵẖārish fu (a) scabies, itch = खुजली q. v. (b) irritation; गले में ~ है there is -- in the throat.

khap·nā vi 1. to be consumed, to be disposed; सारा माल खप गया the entire goods were consumed या disposed of. 2. to be used up; ईंटों के टुकड़े भी दीवार में खप गये even the berickbats were used up in the wall. 3. to be absorbed; इतना पानी खप गया so much water was absorbed.

khoj·nā vt to search for; पूरी तरह ~ -- thoroughly; वह बच्चे को खोजती फिरती थी she went about searching for the child; हम तुम्हें खोज रहे थे we were searching/hunting for you. [syn. ढूँ ढ़ना, तलाश करना]

khur·chan fu (a) scrapings; मिठाई (हलवे, खोए) की ~ -- of sweet-meat (halwa/pudding, thickened milk). (b) a kind of sweet also called rubri.