chhit·rānā vi and vt to scatter: बालू इधर उधर छितरा गई sand scattered all about; उसने बालू छितरा दी he/she scattered the sand; बीज (कपड़े, काग़ज़, पुस्तकें, छिलके) ~ -- seeds (clothes, paper, books, peels). [syn. बिखेरना, छिटकाना]

chhiṛ·kāv mu sprinkling: पानी का ~ -- of water; ~ करना to sprinkle (water): सड़कों पर ~ किया गया roads were sprinkled with water. [v छिड़कना]

chhipāv mu (a) concealment: तथ्यों का ~ -- of facts. (b) secrecy: ~ रखना to keep secret; तुम से क्या ~ है there is nothing secret for you. [syn. दुराव, v छिपना, छिपाऩा]

chhed mc (a) hole, opening: जेब (दीवार, धरती) में ~ है there is -- in the pocket (wall, ground); ~ करना to dig a hole, to make an opening. (b) (fig.) = छिद्र q. v. [syn. (a) सूराख़, v छेदना]

chhāpā mc 1. (a) stamp: ~ लगाना to stamp. (b) print, impression: अच्छा ~ good --. 2. raid: ~ मारना to raid: पुलिस ने दुकान पर ~ मारा the police raided the shop.

chhihattar a seventy-six. [see छियासठ]

chhuṭ·puṭ a = छिटपुट q. v.

chhū fu exorcising, conjuration: ~ करना to exorcise, △ to vanish; △ उड़न ~ हो जाना to disappear, to vanish; ~ मंतर charm; ~ मंतर होना to disappear (as if under a charm).

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]

chhiyān·vevã̄ a ninety sixth [see छियासठवाँ]