chārj mc/u charge; (a) ~ देना to hand over ~; ~ लेना to take --; काम का ~ -- of the job. (b) ~ करना to charge: उसने कोट का कितना ~ किया how much did he -- for the coat; बाल काटने का ~ -- for hair-cut. (c) ~ लगाना to charge: चोरी का ~ लगाना to -- with theft.

chirāG mc lamp [syn. दीप, दीया].

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.

chakkar·dār a spiral, winding: ~ सीढ़ी -- stair-case; ~ मार्ग detour, -- path.

chālū a (a) working: ~ हालत में in -- condition; ~ पूँजी -- capital. (b) in motion: मशीन ~ है the machine is --. (c) current [खाता account, वर्ष year]; ~ करना to start; मैंने तुरन्त काम ~ कर दिया I started the work immediately. (d) shrewd [आदमी man, औरत woman].

chuṭiyā fc (a) tuft of hair on top of head [of Hindu males]. (b) braid [of females]. △ ~ हाथ में होना to be under one's control. [dim. of चोटी q. v.]

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]

chah·nevālā a and mc loving (person), lover: मैं तुम्हारे चाहने वालों में हूँ I am one of your lovers. [fem. चाहनेवाली]

chaṛhāī fc/u 1. ascent: पहाड़ की ~ -- of a mountain; ~ पर जाना to go on ascent. 2. attack, invasion: शत्रु की ~ -- by the enemy; ~ करना to invade: शत्रु ने देश पर ~ कर दी the enemy attacked/invaded the country. [v. चढ़ना]

chakhānā vt [caus. of चखना] to cause to taste/relish, to make one taste/relish: किसी को आइसक्रीम (कॉफ़ी, अंडा) ~ to make smb taste/relish ice-cream (coffee, egg). △ मज़ा ~ to teach a lesson.