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

chhān·bīn fu investigation, probe: दुर्घटना की ~ -- into the accident; ~ करना to investigate: पुलिस इस मामले की ~ कर रही हैं the police are investigating the matter. [syn. जाँच-पड़ताल]

chhappar mc thatch, thatched roof; नाव पर का ~ -- on a boat; टूटे-फूटे ~ rotten --es; ~ छाना/डालना to thatch. △ ~ पर फूस न होना not to have even a -- to live under, to be extremely poverty-stricken; इसे ~ पर रखो keep it away! ~ फाड़कर देना to give an unexpected gift, to give in a miraculous way.

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

chhamāhi a six-monthly, half-yearly [निरीक्षण inspection, परीक्षा examination, भुगतान payment].

chhal·chhalānā vi = छलकना q. v.

chhak·nā vi (a) to be satiated: खाकर छक गये, छककर खाया were satiated with food. (b) be harassed: उसकी शरारत से छक जाते हैं we feel harassed by his/her mischief. [vt छकाना]

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]

chhihattar vã̄ seventy-sixth. [see छियासठवाँ]

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].