chāū̃dhiyānā vi to be dazzled: धूप में उसकी आँखे चौंधिया गई his eyes were dazzled (he felt dazzled) in the sun; इतना पैसा देखकर उसकी आँखे चौंधिया गईं he was dazzled at the sight of so much money.

chak·bandī fu 1. consolidation (of holdings); ~ का दफ़्तर -- office. 2. marking the boundaries: इन गाँवों की ~ ख़त्म हो गई है the -- in these villages is finished.

chāk·rī fu service; ~ करना to do service; ~ पर जाना to go for service. [syn. नौकरी is more common]

chāū̃dh fu glare = चकाचौंघ q. v.

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

chiniyā a Chinese: ~ लोग the Chinese; ~ केला -- banana; ~ कपड़ा -- silk-cloth; ~ घोड़ा -- horse; ~ बादाम ground-nut; ~ बेगम [jocular] Chinese Queen, opium. [see चीनी]

chun·chunī fu burning sensation; मेरे हाथ पर ~ होती/लगती है I feel -- on my hand.

chak·vā mc ruddy goose: कहते हैं कि रात को ~ चकवी से अलग हो जाता है they say that at night the -- is separated from its mate. [fem. चकवी, चकई]

chār-sāū-bīs a and mc four twenty, fraudulent; वह पक्का ~ है he is a seasoned thug/swindler.

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]