chhavī fu beauty, winsomeness; सुन्दर ~ charming --; आँखों (चेहरे, प्रकृति) की ~ -- of eyes (face, nature).

chhipe chhipe adv stealthily, clandestinely: वह ~ शरारतें करता हैं he makes mischief clandestinely; ~ चोट करना to attack --; वह ~ आया he came stealthily.

chaṭ·paṭāna vi (a) to writhe: बछड़ा दर्द से छटपटा रहा था the calf was writhing with pain. (b) (fig.) to thirst after, to long, to yearn: हम तुमसे मिलने को छटपटाते रहे we have longed/yearned to see you. syn. तड़पना].

chhakkī fc six at cards. [see अट्ठी]

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]

chhī˜ṭā mc (a) spot, drop; मुँह पर पानी का ~ a -- of water on the face. (b) spot, speckle, blot: रंग or कीचड़ के छींटे --s of colour

chhah, chheh a six [खंभे pillars, गायें cows, क़ैदी prisoners, कपड़े clothes]; ~ में से एक one out of --. [ord. छठा]

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

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]

chhājan mc (a) thatch [see छप्पर]. (b) covering cloth: भोजन ~ boarding and clothing. (=रोठी-कपड़ा)