chīũṭī fc = चींटी.

chālāk mc driver: मोटर ~ motor --; विमान ~ pilot; ~ शक्‍ित propelling power.

chavālīs a = चौवालीस q. v.

chuGal·ḵẖor mc back- biter, sneak, tell-tale: △ ~ का मुँह काला a -- is a disgraceful fellow.

chītkār fu loud shriek: भय या पीड़ा से ~ करना to shriek with fear or pain; घर में ~ मचा है the house is full of shrieks & screams.

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

chābuk mc whip [छोटा small, लंबा long, कड़ा stiff]; ~ मारना/लगाना to whip, to flog, to lash; उसने घोड़े को ~ मारा/लगाया he whipped/lashed the horse; अपराधी को ~ लगाये गये the criminal was flogged. [syn. कोड़ा]

chāūk·ṛī fc 1. (a) set/group of four: घोंड़ों (दाँतों, मोतियों) की ~ -- horses (teeth, pearls). (b) gang: पंडाल ~ -- of ruffians. 2. (a) bound, leap (as of a deer): △ ~ भरना to bound, to leap; ~ भूलना to forget one's leap, △ to be bewildered/confounded. (b) squatting posture: ~ मारकर बैठना to squat, to sit on one's hams.

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.

chūl fc tenon, dovetail: ~ से ~ मिलाना to dovetail. △ ~ ढीली होना to have joints loose, to be wearied/exhausted.