deshī a (a) native, indigenous [भाषा language, राज्य states, पशु animals, माल goods]. (b) ~ तार inland telegram; ~ नीति domestic policy; ~ व्यापार home trade.

dī vt [fem. past sing. of देना] gave, given; मैने छड़ी दी I gave a stick; मैंने दवात दी है I have given an inkpot; [pl.] मैंने दवातें दी हैं I have given inkpots [दी is not दीं on account of nasal in हैं].

dil·chaspa a interesting [कहानी story, किताब book, जगह place, जिंदगी life, बातचीत conversation, मीटिंग meeting]; यह सब हमारे लिए ~ है all this is -- to us. [syn. रोचक]

dūr·gāmī a far-reaching [दृष्टि insight, परिणाम results, प्रभाव effects].

dab·nā vi 1. to be pressed (down): वह भार से दबा था he was -- under a weight. 2. to be buried: दो आदमी मकान के नीचे दबे पड़े थे two men lay buried under the house; ज़मीन में दबा है is buried in the ground. 3. मामला दब गया the matter was hushed up; हम भीड़ में दब गये we were squeezed in the crowd; अब भी उसके सौ रूपये दबे हैं even now a hundred rupees of his are withheld; वे हमसे दबते हैं they cool down before us, they yield to us. [vt दबाना]

dināṅk m date: आज ~ १२ को today the 12th; आपका पत्र ~ १२.६.७६ मिला I have received your letter dated 12.9.76; ~ के बिना dateless, without --. [syn. तारीख़, but written form.]

dotallā a [unilflected] double-storeyed; ~ मकान building/house. [syn. दोमंज़िला]

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]

dakkhinī I. a southern [किनारा coast, ओर side, लोग people] II. fu Deccani Hindi: बीजापूर और गोलकुंडा की ~ -- of Bijapur and Golcunda.

disambar mu December: