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दाँव : dã̄v mc 1. chance: ~ चूकना (देना, लगना) to miss (give, get) a --. 2. trick: उसे बड़े-बड़े ~ आते हैं he/she knows a good many --s; किसी को ~ सिखाना to teach smb --s; ~ करना to employ a trick (as in wrestling); ~ खेलना to play a --; ~ में आना to be a victim of a trick [also दाँव-घात, दाँव-पेच]. 3. wager, stake; ~ खेलना to play the dice; कोई चीज़ ~ पर लगाना to stake smth; ~ पड़ना to have a good throw of dice; ~ फेंकना to throw the dice.

duniyādārī fu worldliness; ~ में पड़ा हुआ involved in --; ~ रहने दो leave the worldly formalities; ~ की बातें worldly affairs.

dukh·nā vi to pain, to ache: घाव दुखता है the wound pains; मेरा सिर दुख रहा है my head is aching; उसकी आँखे दुखती है his/her eyes are sore. [from दुःख]

dar·miyān mu middle: ~ में in the --; के ~ between; दो पार्टियों के ~ between two parties; इस ~ में in the meanwhile. [syn. बीच q. v.]

dushcharitra a of bad/ loose character; ~ अधिकारी (व्यक्‍ित, स्त्री) officer (person, woman) --. [syn. बदचलन, ant. सच्चरित्र]

dīdī fc elder sister [particularly in addressing]: ~, सुनो sister, listen.

dopāyā mc biped; केवल आदमी ~ हैonly man is a --.

dvārā [के ~] adv (a) by (means of); तार (के) ~ by wire. (b) by: उदाहरण के ~ -- an example; हमारे संवाददाता ~ by our reporter; पंत ~ लिखित written by Pant. (c) through: नौकर के ~ -- a servant.

darshanīy a worth seeing; ~ स्थान places worth seeing.

din-din adv day by day: वह ~ ख़राब होता जा रहा है he/it is getting worse --. [= दिन प्रति दिन]

durguṇ mc (a) vice: समाज (संस्था, व्यक्‍ित‍, शैली) के ~ --s of a society (institution, person, style). (b) defect: मशीन का ~ -- in a machine. [syn. ख़राबी, ऐब]