palaṭ·nā I. vi to turn back: वह अपनी पात से पलट गया he turned back on his word. II. vt 1. to overturn, to over- throw: त़ख़्ता/राज्य/सरकार ~ -- government. 2. to reverse: अपनी राय पलट देना -- one's opinion. 3. to turn over: -पन्‍ना पलटिए turn over the page. [also उलटना-पलटना, syn. उलटना]

poshāk fc (a) dress [ख़ाकी khakee, जातीय national, सादा simple] (b) uniform [फ़ौजी military, सिविल civil]; ~ पहनना या उतारना to put on or put off --. [syn. पहरावा]

paraspar I. a mutual, reciprocal [आकर्षण attraction, हित interest, सहायता help, संबंध relations]. II. adv mutually: ~ विरोधी -- contradictory; ~ मिश्रित intermingled; ~ संबंद्ध inter- related, mutually related; ~ हाथ मिलाते हुए shaking hands of one another.

pachchīs a twenty-five [दिन days, किलो kilos, मीटर meters, रुपये rupees] पाँच पँचे ~ five fives are --; बीस धन पाँच ~ twenty plus five = --. [also see पचहत्तर etc]

patra-vyav·hār mu correspondence [आपसी mutual, निजी private, व्यापारिक business, सरकारी official]; किसी से ~ करना to be in ~ with smb, to correspond with smb.

paṛ·tāl fu & a checking; जाँच- ~ करना to check, to make an investigation.

pilānā vt [caus. of पीना]

pāū fu (early) dawn: ~ फटना to dawn; ~ फटने से पहले before day-break.

pad·vī fc (a) title: उन्हें आचार्य (सरदार, शहीद) की~ दी गई he was given the -- of Acharya (Sardar, Martyr). (b) rank: उसे जनरल की ~ मिली he received the -- of a General.

pachāsõ a many: वहाँ ~ आदमी थे there were lots of men; ~ रुपये खर्च हुए lot of money was spent.