-dāyī a suff giver [as in] उत्तरदायी responsible, कष्टदायी troublesome, शांतिदायी peaceful, सुखदायी comfortable.

dabā a [various meanings derived from दबना] ~ धन buried wealth; दबी आवाज़ suppressed/restrained voice; दबे पाँव with silent steps.

donõ a both, the two: उसके ~ हाथों में किताबें थीं he had books in both hands; ~ वहाँ आ गये -- came there; ~ भाई (बेटे, कुर्सियाँ, शब्द) both the (the two) brothers (sons, chairs, words); ~ और से from both directions. △ ~ हाथ लड्डू होना to have the bread buttered on both sides; ~ हाथ से ताली बजती है it requires two to make a quarrel; ~ हाथ से लुटाना to burn the candle at both ends. [from दो two]

dakṣa a efficient [कर्मचारी employees, कार्य work, संचालन working]; वह अपने काम में बहुत ~ है he is very -- in his work. [syn. कुशल, निपुण]

dafan 1. mu burial, entombment; लाश का ~ -- of a dead body. ~ करना to bury, to entomb: उसे ज़िंदा ~ कर दिया गया he/she was buried alive. II. a buried: वह इस क़ब्र में ~ है he/she is buried in this grave. [see गाड़ना]

dāb·nā vt to press (down) = दबाना q. v.

durvyav·hār mu mis- behaviour, maltreatment: में उसका ~ सहन नहीं कर सकता I cannot tolerate his --. किसी से ~ करना to maltreat smb, to misbehave with smb.

dar·kār I. fu need, necessity: मुझे इसकी ~ नहीं है I have no -- for it, I don't need it; कहने की

² dast- mc hand [1st element in compounds like दस्तकारी, दस्तख़त, दस्ताना, दस्तावेज़ q. v.; and second element in such words as ज़बरदस्त].

drut·gāmī a fast-moving, rapid, quick [प्रभाव influence, विकास development].