chhil nā vi (a) छिलका छिल गया the skin/husk/shell was taken off. (b) पैर छिल गये the feet were scratched. (c) पपड़ी छिल गई the crust was scraped. (d) फल छिल जाने दो let the fruit be peeled.

chhāpāḵẖānā mc printing press [सरकारी government, निजी private, नया new]. [syn. मुद्रणालय]

chhat fc (a) roof [खपरैल की tiled, चौरस flat, ढालू sloping]; ~ टपकती है -- leaks; ~ डालना/पा़टना to roof: कमरे पर ~ डालना to roof the room; कार की ~ -- of a car. (b) ceiling: ~ का पंखा -- fan; ~ में झाड़-फ़ानूस टाँगना to hang a chandelier from a --.

chhālā mc blister, burn; ~ पड़ गया -- was caused/produced.

chhãṭ·nā vi [several meanings in contexts] आम छँटे गये mangoes were sorted; पे़ड़ छँटे trees were pruned; बाल छँट गये hair was trimmed; भीड़ छँटा गई the crowd thinned; बादल छँट गये clouds were diffused; कर्मचारी छँटा गये employees were retrenched; छँटे हुए आम sorted mangoes; छँटा हुआ आदमी shrewd person. [vt छाँटना, n. छँटाई, छँटनी]

chhẽk·nā vt (a) enclose: जगह ~ -- a place. (b) रास्ता ~ to obstruct the path.

chhap·nā vi to be printed; काग़ज़/कपड़ा छपता हैं paper/cloth is printed; पुस्तक छप गई the book was printed; इतनी प्रतियाँ छपीं so many copies were printed. [vt छापना, n. छपाई, छाप, छापा]

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]

chhed·nā vt to pierce (a hole): उसने काग़ज़ छेदा she pierced a hole in the paper; काँटों ने उसका शरीर छेद डाला the thorns pierced his body; चोर दीवार छेदकर भीतर घुस गया the thief went in by holing (boring a hole in) the wall [n. छेद]

chhid·nā vi (a) to be pierced: शरीर तीरों से छिद गया the body was pierced with arrows. (b) to be bored: उसके कान छिदे हैं her ears are bored; कई लड़कियों की नाक छिदी होती हैं several girls have their noses pierced. [vt छेदना, n. छेद]