chāqū mc knife [तेज़ sharp, भोथरा blunt, छोटा small, लंबा long]; ~ से काटना to cut with a --; उसने अपनी जेब से ~ निकाला he took a -- out of his pocket. [cf. छुरी which is table-knife]

chañchal·tā fu (a) unsteadiness, restlessness चित्त/मन की ~ -- of mind. (b) playfulness, ficklemindedness; किसी व्यक्‍ित की ~ -- of some person.

chāhie, चाहिये chāhiye I. aux. v. [unchanged] should, ought: तुम्हें वहाँ तुरन्त जाना ~ you should (ought to) go there at once; उसे अब तक पहुँच जाना ~ था he should (ought to) have reached by now; उसे ~ था कि अब तक पहुँच जाता (it was necessary that) he should (ought to) have reached by now; हमें नहीं जाना ~ we -- not go. II. vt need: मुझे रुपया ~ I -- money; हमें कुछ नहीं ~ we -- nothing. [see चाहना]

chāītra mu = चैत.

chābī fc (a) key; दरवाज़े (दराज़, सूटकेस) की ~ -- to the door (drawer, suit-case); ~ लग गई है the -- has fitted; ~ घुमाना to turn the --; उसने अपनी ~ से ताला बन्द किया he/she fastened the lock with his/her own ~. [syn. कुंजी] (b) watch-key: घड़ी में ~ देना/भरना to wind up a clock/watch.

chand a a few, some: ~ आदमी -- person; ~ दिनों में in a few days [कुछ or थोड़े is more common]. Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 179 --

chuṭīlā a penetrating, hurtful; ~ शब्द -- word; चुटीली भाषा -- language.

chāūkas a 1. cautious, vigilant, alert, watchful [आदमी person, कर्मी worker]; ~ रहना to be --. 2. accurate [माल goods, हिसाब account].

charma mu = चमड़ा [which is more common]; ~रोग skin disease; ~ वस्त्र leather cloth; ~- शोधन tanning: ~ -शोधन करना to tan, to make hide into leather.

chandra mu [usually in compounds including proper names] moon; ~ कला phase of the moon; ~ किरण moon-beam; ~ - ग्रहण lunar eclipse; ~ प्रभा moon- light; ~ मुखी moon-faced; कृष्णचन्द्र, रामचंद्र, गोपालचंद्र, चंद्रप्रकाश, चंद्रगुप्त, चंद्रभान, etc. names of persons.