chitā fc pyre, funeral pile: ~ पर जलाना to cremate on a --; ~ चुनना to arrange wood on a --; मट्टी ~ पर रखी गई the dead body was placed on the --.

chal·tā [pres. part. from चलना] a (a) moving, mobile; ~ पुस्तकालय -- library, चलती गाड़ी -- train; चलती सीढ़ी excalator; ~ करना to send away, to dispose of; ~ होना/बनना to turn tails, to slip away; चलते चलो go/move on, Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 188 -- carry on. (b) current; ~ खाता -- account; चलती भाषा -- language; चलते गाने -- songs. (c) चलती दुकान or वकालत flourishing business या legal practice; चलती घड़ी or मशीन watch या machine in good working order. △ ~ पुर्ज़ा cunning fellow.

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

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.

charaṇ-sparsha mu touching the feet (of an ederly revered person); ~ करना to touch the feet, to pay respects; सादर ~ [at the beginning of a letter to a respected elderly person] respectful greetings.

chaṛhatā a (a) rising [चाँद moon, सूर्य sun]. (b) growing, increasing: ~ सौंदर्य -- beauty; चढ़ती कला -- phase. (c) चढ़ती जवानी blooming youth.

chilam·chī fc basin [तामचीनी की enamelled, धात की metal]; थूकने की ~ spittoon.

chāṭ f 1. = चसका q. v. 2. a spicy preparation of vegetables, fruit etc., chat.

chāqū mc knife [तेज़ sharp, भोथरा blunt, छोटा small, लंबा long]; ~ से काटना to cut with a --; उसने अपनी जेब से ~ निकाला he took a -- out of his pocket. [cf. छुरी which is table-knife]

chuṛāīl fc witch, shrew [generally abusive for 'You wretched girl/woman'].