dhappā mc slap, blow: उसके मुँह पर ~ मारा/लगाया gave a -- on his face. [syn. थप्पड़]

dhamākā mc crash, explosion: पटाखे का ~ -- of a cracker; धमकि के साथ फट गया exploded with a crash. [syn. धड़ाका]

dhārā-pravāh a and adv वह ~ बोलता है he speaks fluently; वह ~ लिखता है he writes non-stop.

dhārmik a (a) [things] religious [कथाएँ stories, क्रिया rite, द्वेष animosity, मनोवृत्ति mentality, संस्था institution]. (b) [person] religious-minded: ~ लोग -- people.

dhurandhar a pre-eminent [विद्वान scholar, योध्दा warrior].

dhakel·nā vt to push, to shove: आगे (पीछे, किनारे) ~ -- forward (back, aside); कुहनी या हाथ से ~ -- with one's elbow or hand; किसी को पानी में धकेल देना -- smb into the water. [n. धक्का]

dhũdh·lā a (a) आज ~ -धुँधला है it is hazy/foggy/misty to-day. (b) ~ अर्थ vague meaning. (c) धुँधली स्मृतियाँ faded memories. ~ करना to make dim/hazy. [from धुँध]

dhamādham adv with constant thumping sound; वह ~ नीचे गिरे they fell down thumping; तुम उसे ~ पीट रहे थे you were beating her/him --.

dhulāī fu (a) washing. (b) washing charges, कपड़ो की ~ washing (charges) of clothes.

dhanī a rich, wealthy [किसान peasant, ज़मींदार landlord, व्यापारी merchant]; कलम का ~ master of one's pen, one who wields his pen effectively; बात का ~ master of one's word, one who sticks to his word. [syn. दौलतमंद]