nachānā vt [caus. of नाचना] (a) to make one dance; बंदर ~ to make a monkey dance; रंडी ~ to engage a prostitute to dance; किसी को (नाच) ~ to make a person dance to one's tune, to cause to move or act at will, to harass. (b) कोई चीज़ ~ to spin smth; आँखें ~ to move the pupils of eyes.

nāyak mc (a) leader, chief: सेना- ~ chief of the army; राष्ट्र- ~ leader of the nation; जाति का ~ -- of the tribe. [syn. नेता]. (b) hero: कहानी (उपन्यास, नाटक) का ~ -- of the story (novel, drama). [syn. हीरो]

nāg mc cobra; काला ~ black --; ~ का काटा bitten by a --; ~ खेलाना to play with a --, △ to risk one's life. [fem. नागिन]

nib·ṭānā vt = निपटाना

nivāsī mc inhabitant: इस गाँव (घर, देश, नगर) के ~ --s of this village (house, country, town).

nukīlā a (sharp-) pointed [कील nail, सिरा end].

nah·lā mc the ninth at cards, a card with nine pips; हुकुम (चिड़िया, पान, ईंट) का ~ ninth of club (spade, heart, diamond). △ नहले पर दहला मारना to pay back in a higher coin.

nazar fc glance, look; तिरछी ~ side glance; पहली ~ में at first sight; एक ~ में at a glance; एक ~ नदी को देख लें let us catch a glance of the river; बुरी ~ evil eye; ~ आना/पड़ना to come in sight, to come into view, to appear; ~ उठाना to raise the eyes; ~ उतारना/ झाड़ना to remove the effect of an evil eye; ~ करना to see; ~ डालना to cast a glance, to look; कोई चीज़ ~ पर चढ़ना to come to like smth; ~ बचाना to avoid the looks of; किसी से ~ मिलाना to meet smb's sight; ~ (में) रखना to keep an eye on, to keep in view, to watch; ~ लगना to be affected by evil eye; ~ लगाना to see with an evil eye; ~ से गिरना to fall in estimation; ~ से गिराना to look down upon. [syn. निगाह, दृष्टि]

narmī fu softness, etc. = नरमी q. v.

nāukā fc boat = नाव q. v.