Hindi to English Dictionary

bandhu mc [also बंधु-बांधव pl.] kinsman, relative; प्रिय ~ dear brother [in letters]; प्यारे बंधुओ dear camrades [in addressing].

munsif mc munsif, judge: ~ की कचहरी the --'s court.

gũdaṛh mu/c rags [dim. गुदड़ी q. v.]

pāl·thī fu squatting: ~ मारकर बैठता to squat, to sit on one's crossed hams.

mũh-phaṭ a outspoken, loose-tongued [आदमी person, नौकर servant, लड़की girl].

svāvalambī a self-relying [जीवन life, देश country, पुरुष man]

bhich·nā vi [भिच जाना] to be compressed/squeezed: मेरा हाथ दरवाजे में भिच गया my hand was compressed in the door. [vt भींचना]

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

¹ gat a (a) last; [usually used in phrases]; ~ वर्ष -- year, ~ अंक -- issue; ~ मास -- month; ~ यौवन past youth. (b) concerning [in compounds]; जातिगत concerning a race, racial; व्यक्‍ितगत concerning a person, personal.

vinyās mu arrangement: अक्षर ~ -- of letters, spelling; शब्द- ~ -- of words; वाक्य- ~ -- of sentences, syntax.

jūṭhā a and mu (food) defiled by eating or drinking [भोजन meal, बरतन utensil, हाथ hand, मुँह mouth].

sat·sang mu (a) good company; बड़े लोगों का ~ -- of the great people; ~ करना to have the --. (b) congregation: साप्ताहिक ~ weekly --; मंदिर में ~ होगा the -- will be held in the temple.

atyāchārī I. a atrocious, tyrannical [अधिकारी officers, सरकार government, राजा king]. II. mc tyrant, oppressor. [syn. ज़ालिम]

nāpasand a not liked/ approved; मुझे यह मकान (बात, आदमी) ~ है I do not like this house (thing, man); उसने यह सलाह ~ कर दी he/she disapproved my advice.

chuṭ·kī fc pinch: एक ~ भर नमक a -- (ful) of salt; ~ काटना to pinch; ~ बजाना to snap fingers. △ ~ लेना/भरना to taunt, to make a sarcastic remark; ~ बजाते in a moment/trice; चुटकियों में उड़ाना to put one off with a joke, to turn one off in ridicule. [cf. चिकोटी]