rikta a (a) vacant [पद post, स्थान place]; ~ करना to vacate. (b) empty [घड़ा pitcher, कक्ष room]; ~ करना to empty.

, रजिस्टरी rajisṭrī I. fu registration: ~ फ़ीस -- fee; पार्सल की ~ -- of a parcel; ~ करना to register; ~ करवाना to get registered. II. a registered: ~ डाक, पत्र, रसीद -- post. letter, receipt.

rāj·patra mc (government) gazette: ~ में सूचना छपी थी the notification was printed in the --.

roḍ fc [undeclined] ṛoad: एलगिन ~ Elgin Road; ~ की मरम्मत -- repairs.

rukāvaṭ fc hindrance, obstruction: सड़क पर ~ है there is -- on the road; काम में ~ पड़ गई the work was hindered/ obstructed; ~ डालना to hinder, to obstruct.

rakṣak mc (a) protector, saviour: जाति का ~ -- of the nation. (b) guard: अंग ~ body- --; घर का ~ -- of the house; जेल के रक्षकों के रहते in spite of the prison guards being there. [syn. रखवाला]

rūkhā a [also ~ -सूखा] (a) curt, blunt [आदमी person, जवाब reply]. (b) rough [काग़ज़ paper, व्यवहार treatment]. (c) dry [बातें words, रोटी bread, भाषण lecture]. ~ पड़ना to become curt, to get rough/dry.

rajisṭrār mc registrar: विश्‍वविद्यालय, सहकारी समिति का ~ -- of a University, cooperative society.

rāj·nītigy mc politician [अनुभवी experienced, चतुर clever, योग्य able].

ruchikar a (a) interesting: ~ धंधा avocation. (b) tasteful, palatable: ~ भोजन -- food. ~ प्रतीत होता है appears interesting/relishing. [syn. दिलचस्प]