kharī a and fu [vide खरा] pure, genuine, etc.; ~ -खोटी harsh & unpalatable [बातें words]; ~ -खोटी सुनाना to speak the harsh truth, to give a bit of one's mind.

khonā vt [more often खो देना] to lose; अवसर [पुस्तक, रुपया, समय] ~ -- opportunity (book, money, time); उसने अपनी जान खो दी he lost his life; खोया वक्‍त फिर हाथ नहीं आता time lost is never found again; खो जाना to be lost; मेरा चाकू खो गया my knife got lost. △ खोया-खोया lost in oneself. [syn. गँवाना]

ḵẖud·muḵẖtār a independent; वह इस मामले में ~ है he is -- in this affair.

khur·pā mc scraping instrument; खुरपे से ज़मीन खोदना to dig the ground with a khurpa; खुरपे से घास छीलते हैं they scrape grass with a khurpa. [dim. खुरपी]

ḵẖar·gosh mc rabbit; hare; ~ के कान लंबे होते हैं a -- has long ears; ~ गाजरें खाते हैं --s eat carrots.

ḵẖāmoshī fu silence; वहाँ ~ छाई थी -- prevailed there; ~ से in silence, silently. [syn. चुप, चुप्पी, मौन]

ḵẖufiyā I. a secret [काम work, पुलिस police, जाँच enquiry]; ~ रखना to keep to oneself, to keep secret. II. mc spy, detective; यह कोई ~ है he is a --. [syn. भेदिया]

khī˜ch·tān fu [n. from खींचना तानना] tussle, tugging; दो दलों में ~ थी there was -- between two parties [also खींचातानी]. △ खींच-तान कर laboriously: ~ कर नया अर्थ निकालना to bring out या twist a new meaning --.

khudāī fu/c (a) digging; कुएँ (गड्ढे, नींव) की ~ digging a well (pit,

ḵẖush·bū fu good smell, fragrance; इत्र की ~ -- of otto; इस ओर से ~ आ रही है -- is coming from this direction. [syn. सुगंधि]