chhuṭ·pan mc [n. from छोटा] childhood, infancy; ~ में वह शरारती था he was mischievous in his --; ~ से ही from the very --. [syn. बचपन]

chhāīlā mc dandy, foppish person, fop; तुमने किसी छैले का चेहरा देका तो होगा you must have seen a --'s face. [syn. बांका, fem. not used, except a. छैली छबीली q. v.]

chhīchhāledar fu humiliation: किसी की ~ उड़ाना (करना) to humiliate smb, to put smb to --; किसी की ~ हुई smb was humiliated, someone was put to --. [syn. दुर्गत]

chhūṭ·nā vi (a) to be left: देखिए कुछ छूट तो नहीं गया see that nothing has been left. (b) to leave: गाड़ी छूट चुकी थी the train had already left; जहाज़ छूटने वाला था the ship was about to leave. (c) to miss: मेरा बैग (जहाज़, पाठ) छूट गया I missed my bag (ship, lesson). (d) to be abandoned (given up) अभ्यास (आदत, आना-जाना, रोग, साहस, शराब) छूट गया है the practice (habit, visit, disease, courage, wine) has been given up. (e) क़ैदी छूटा the prisoner was released/discharged; मेरा साथी पीछे छूट गया my companion lagged behind; रोग से जाना ~ to get rid of a disease; रस्सी छूटी the rope was loosened; बंधन छूटे ties were undone; गाँठ छूटी the knot was undone; खाँसी छूटी cough started;

chhaṭī [more common] छठी chhaṭhī (a) see छठा. II. fu ceremony performed on the sixth day of a child's birth; ~ करना to perform this ceremony. △ ~ का दूध याद आना to be in a tight corner, to be in a predicament.

chhattīs a thirty-six, 36 [मकान houses, यात्री passengers, अतिथि/मेहमान guests].

chhip·kalī fc lizard: दीवार पर दो छिपकलियाँ हैं there are two --s on the wall; ~ रेंगती हैं a --creeps; छिपकलियाँ कीड़े खाती हैं --s eat insects.

chhūt-chhāt fu untouchability = छुआछूत.

chhaṛ mc rod, bar; लोहे का ~ iron --; बाँस का ~ bamboo stick; ~ काटना (थामना, लगाना) to cut (hold, fix) a --; ~ से पीटना to beat with a --. [dim. छड़ी]

chhapānā vt [caus. of छापना] to get printed: अख़बार ~ to get the newspaper printed.