chhuānā vt [caus. of छूना] to cause to touch: किसी से धरती/ज़मीन ~ to cause smb to touch the ground.

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

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

chhī˜k·nā vi to sneeze; वह ज़ुकाम के कारण छींक रहा था he was sneezing due to bad cold; उसने एक बार छींका he/she sneezed once.

chhiṭak·nā vi to spread, to scatter; कण इधर उधर छिटक गये particles spread/scattered here and there; चाँदनी छिटक रही थी moonlight was spreading; तारे छिटके the stars shone. [vi छिटकाना]

chhāpāmār a and mc guerilla, raider: छापामारों ने गाँव जला दिया the --s burnt down the village; ~ युध्द guerilla warfare.

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.

chhāchh fu butter milk, whey: ~ पीना to drink --; ~ के साथ रोटी खाना to eat bread with --. [syn. मट्ठा]

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;

chhātī fc (a) chest [चौड़ी broad, तंग narrow]; मेरी छाती में दर्द है I have pain in my --; ~ फूलना to expand the --, △ to assume airs; (b) breast: किसी स्त्री की छातियाँ --s of a woman; ~ पीटना to beat the breast, △ to lament; ~ से लगाना to embrace, to take to bosom; ~ पर मूँग दलना to inflict pain in one's presence. (c) heart: ~ धड़कती है the -- beats. △ ~ छलनी हो गयी the -- was battered/riddled; ~ जलना to have heart sore; ~ ठंडी करना to assuage one's feelings; ~ पर पत्थर रखकर patiently; ~ फट जाती है the heart is rent (with grief). the heart bursts.