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.

chakattedār a spotted, blotched [चमड़ी skin, पीठ back].

chāūhattar a seventy four, 74. [see चौबीस, चौरानवे, ord. चौहत्तरवाँ].

chil·bilā a naughty; ~ लड़का -- boy; चिलबिली लड़की -- girl; चिलबिले बच्चे -- children. [syn. नटखट].

chirañjīv I. a long-living [पुत्र son]; ~ रहो may you live long. II mc son; आपके ~ your son.

chubh·tā a piercing, sharp [दाँत tooth, डंक sting, मज़ाक़ joke]: चुभती भाषा or सुई -- language या needle; (fig.) sarcastic; चुभते शब्द -- words.

chuhal fu frolic, jovial prank; किसी से ~ करना to play lively pranks with smb; to frolic with smb.

chetan a animate [जीव beings, पदार्थ objects, प्रकृति nature]. [ant. जड़, अचेतन]

³ chaṭ ~ करना (कर जाना) to consume, to eat away: वह सारा हलवा दो मिनट में ~ कर गया he consumed (ate away) the entire pudding in two minutes.

chiṅghāṛ fc roar in rage; trumpet [as of an elephant]; ~ मारना to roar, to trumpet.