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

chhāū̃k·nā vt to spice, to season (with boiling ghee and spices): दाल or तरकारी ~ -- lentils या vegetable.

chhakkā-pañjā mc manoeuvring, tactics: तुम्हारा ~ यहाँ नहीं चलेगा your -- will not be effective here. △ ~ करना to play tricks; ~ भूलाना to become non- plussed.

chhenī fc chisel: ~ से लोहा काटना to cut iron with a --; ~ की धार edge of a --.

chhuṭ·puṭ a = छिटपुट q. v.

chhuāchhūt fu untouchability: ~ हिन्दुओं की पुरानी बुराई है -- is an old evil of the Hindus; ~ का उन्मूलन abolition of --: ~ मिटा दें abolish --.

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]

chhin·nā vi to be grabbed/wrested, to be snatched away: उसके अधिकार (नोट, काग़ज़ात) छिन गये his/her rights (notes, documents) were --. [vt छीनना, n. छीना-झपटी]

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.

chhã̄h fu (a) shade: पेड़ों की ~ में in the -- of trees. (b) shadow: दीवार की ~ -- of a wall. △ ~ न छूने देना to keep at a distance; किसी की ~ बचाना, ~ से बचना to avoid even the shadow of smb, to keep away from smb. [syn. a छाया, b परछाईं]