chī fu 1. cry, squeak: रोगी के मुख से ~ निकल गई the patient cried out. 2. [also चीं-चीं] warbling, chirp: चिड़ीया की ~ -- of the bird; चीं-चीं करना to make noise; to warble, to chirp; बच्चे चीं-चीं करते हैं children are making noise; चिड़ीयाँ चीं-चीं करती हैं birds are chirping. △ ~ बोलना to confess helplessness, to own defeat.

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

chāval m (gen. pl.) rice; उबालते (पकाते, परोसते, खाते) हैं boil (cook, serve, eat) --; ~ का पुलाव -- pulao; चावलों की खीर milk rice; चावलों कि बिक्री sale of --.

chaṛhānā vt [several meanings as of चढ़ना] पेड़ पर ~ to make one climb a tree; पहाड़ पर ~ to make one ascend the mountain; क़ीमतें ~ to raise prices; मिठाई (जल, फल, फूल, भेंट) ~ to offer sweets (water, fruits; flowers, oblations); रजस्टिर में ~ to enter in a register; आस्तीन/बाँह ~ to pull up sleeves; धनुष ~ to string a bow; किसी को फाँसी/सूली ~ to hang smb; बो तल ~ to drink; सुई ~ to inject; हांडी ~ to place a cauldron on fire; (पर) जिल्द ~ to make a binding (of a book); (पर) रंग ~ to dye, to paint; ऋण ~ to load with debt; ग़ुस्सा ~ to enrage, to offend. [vi चढ़ना, n. चढ़ाई, चढ़ाव].

chāūbis a twenty four, 24 [किलो kilos, रूपये rupees, घंटे hours]; चौबीसों घंटे all the twenty four hours, day and night.

chir a (a) long (lasting); ~ काल तक for a long time; ~ -परिचित long known; ~ प्रसिद्ध long reputed; ~ संगी life-long companion. (b) perpetual [शत्रु enemy, शत्रुता enmity]. (c) ever [कुमार bachelor, नूतन new/green]; ~ रोगी chronic patient. Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 197 --

cholā mc (a) garb, robe: साधू का ~ -- of a Sadhu. (b) body. △ ~ छोड़ना to give up the body, to die, to expire; ~ बदलना to transmigrate, to be reborn; to change one's appearance: आज वह ~ बदलकर आया today he came with a changed appearance. [dim. चोली]

chāīlenj mc/u challenge; खेल का ~ -- to a play; ~ करना/देना to challenge; मैं तुम्हें ~ देता हूँ कि इसे प्रमाणित करो I -- you to prove it; उसने उसे लड़ाई के लिए ~ किया he/she --d him/her to a fight. [syn. ललकार, vb ललकारना]

chāps m pl. chops [generally for आलू ~ potato chops].

chī˜ṭa mc black ant: चींटों का ढेर a swarm of --s. [dim. चींटी]