chūmā mc kiss: बाप ने गाल पर और माँ ने माथे पर ~ लिया the father gave a -- on the cheek and the mother on the forehead. ~ - चा़टी f kissing and caressing; ~ - चाटी करना = चूमना-चाटना.. [syn. चुंबन]

chatur·tā, चतुराई chaturāī fu cleverness, tactfulness, skilfullness: काम (खेल, गृहस्थी, राजनिति) में ~ दिखाना to show -- in work (play, household, politics). ~ से tactfully, skillfully. [syn. होशियारी, चालाकी is less mild].

chaṭāk-paṭāk 1. fu = चटचट. 2. adv = चटपट.

chāūgunā a four times as much; उसके पास मुझसे ~ रुपया है he has four times as much money as I have. △ मन ~ बढ़ना/होना to feel highly encouraged.

chāl-ḍhāl fu (a) ways: लड़की की ~ अच्छी नहीं है the -- of the girl are not good. (b) deportment, bearing: आदमी की ~ से हम उसका चरित्र जान जाते हैं we come to know the character of a person from his --. [syn. रंग- ढंग]

chit a and adv supine, flat (on the back): वह ज़मीन पर ~ लेटा हुआ था he was lying -- on the ground; वह ~ गिरा he fell flat; किसी को ~ करना to throw smb flat, △ to overpower, to defeat in wrestling. △ ~ भी मेरी पट भी मेरी head I win tail you lose. [Ant. पट].

chirasmar·ṇīy a ever memorable [पिताजी father, घटना event, कथा story]

² chaṭṭī fc slipper; ~ पहनना to put on --s.

chāū̃dh fu glare = चकाचौंघ q. v.

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