chāūkannā a [lit.] all ears, alert, vigilant; ~ कुत्ता alert dog; चौकन्‍न कान alert ears; चौकन्‍नी आँखें vigilant eyes. ~ करना to alert; ~ रहना to be alert/vigilant: चोर ~ हो गया the thief became alert; पुलिस ने हमें ~ कर दिया the police alerted us. [syn. सावधान, चौकस]

chachā mc [= चाचा; generally Muslim usage] (paternal) uncle △ किसी को ~ बनाना (बनाकर छोड़ना) to punish smb, take to task. [चाचा is more common, fem. चची]

chāūdah·vã̄ a fourteenth; ~ वर्ष -- year; चौदहवीं रात -- night; चौदहवें दिन on the 14th day.

chūṛīdār a puckered; ~ पायजामा -- pyjama: दिल्ली में बहुत से लोग ~ पायजामा पहनते हैं in Delhi many people wear -- pyjamas.

champā fu Champa, a yellowish white flower of jasmine kind and its plant; ~ खिली है -- is in blossom; ~ के फूल -- flowers; ~ की कली -- -bud.

chāū̃tīs a thirty four; ~ छात्र thirty four pupils; चौंतीसों लड़कियाँ (all) the thirty four girls. [ordinal चौतीसवाँ]

chaturmukhī a (four-sided) all-sided, all round [उन्‍नति progress, विकास development, प्रतिभा talent].

chakaī fc 1. discus, a circular toy played with string: बच्चे ~ से खेलते हैं children play with --; ~ घिरनी की तरह घूमती है -- revolves like a pulley. 2. (female of) ruddy goose [see चकवा].

¹ chek vt ~ करना to check: सामान (सूची, हिसाब, किताबें, रुपया) ~ कर लो-- your luggage (list, account, books, money).

chāūmukhā a four-faced; ~ दीया -- lamp; △ ~ दीया जलाना to become bankrupt.