chap·ṭā a flat [तला base, पेंदा bottom, स्थान place]; चपटी छत (नाक, रेती) -- roof (nose, file); ~ करना to flatten. [syn. चौड़ा]

chal·nā-phir·nā vi to move about: लोग गली में चलते-फिरते रहे people kept (on) moving about in the street. [see चलता- फिरता]

chitta·vritti fu mood [प्रसन्‍न jolly, क्रोधपूर्ण angry, उदास sad, चिड़चिड़ी irritable]

chamelī fu (a kind of) jasmine; चमेली का पौंधा (तेल, फूल) -- plant (oil, flower). Previous page Next page   |   Learners' Hindi-English dictionary = Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi sabdakosa span.head { font-weight:bold; } Previous page Next page -- 186 --

chāūpāl m (a) chaupal, (a rural) meeting place: लोग ~ में जमा हो गये the people gathered at the --. (b) sitting verandah: मकान के ~ में in the -- of the house.

chaṛhāv-utār mu see उतार-चढ़ाव ।

chāū- [short prefixal form of चार] four-, as in चौकन्ना lit. four eared; चौकोर lit. having four sides; चौखट lit having four woods; चौगुना four times; चौमंज़िला four-storeyed; चौरस्ता lit. having four paths.

chāūk·sī fu watchfulness, vigilance: ~ का इनाम reward for --; (की) ~ करना/रखना to keep vigil/watch over.

charitrahīn a deprave, characterless [अधिकारी officer, कर्मचारी worker, स्त्री woman].

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.