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aaTh baar nau tyohaar

chamanistaan

flower garden, lush garden, verdant meadow

'aurat

wife

taaGuut

the devil, satan

man-bhaavan

grateful or agreeable to the mind or soul, pleasing, amusing, diverting, acceptable, agreeable

daadraa

a staccato musical mode with quick tempo, kind of song to a quick air

mazduur

a hired labourer, worker

KHair-andesh

thinking well, well wisher

duudh-shariik bahan

foster sister

risaa.ii

related to grief and death, elegiac

zarf

vessel, vase, receptacle

tihaa.ii

one third, one-third part

laa'nat

curse, anathema, imprecation, reproach, reproof, rebuke

qahr Dhaanaa

to be wrathful, to rage

chale na jaa.e aa.ngan Te.Dhaa

a bad workman blames his tools

aage naath na piichhe pagaa

heirless, lone, lone wolf

saahir

magician, sorcerer, wizard, conjuror

ku.Dmaa.ii

the celebration of of an engagement, betrothal, engagement

nazar-bhar dekhnaa

to look carefully

KHvaaja-e-taash

slaves of the same master in relation to one another, slave colleagues

Words tagged under "Colloquial"

List of Urdu words and terms related with "Colloquial" consisting of definitions, descriptions, elucidations and topical and subject-specific categorizations

jo.Daa badalnaa

to change clothes

a.Da.ng ba.Da.ng honaa

be misplaced or disordered

a.ngnaa

a yard, courtyard

aa.nchal daabnaa

 

aa.nchal denaa

breast-feed a baby while covered

aa.nchal katarnaa

 

aa.nchal lenaa

 

aa.nchal pa.Dnaa

be afflicted by bad omen

aa.nchal pakaanaa

 

aa.nchal paknaa

 

aa.nchal phaa.Dnaa

 

aa.nkhe.n cha.Dhaanaa

 

aa.nkho.n KHaak

 

aa.nkho.n me.n KHaak bhii na Daaluu.n

 

aa.nkho.n par jhhapaa.n pa.Dnaa

 

aabruu-baaKHta

shameless, disgraced, dishonored, unchaste, discredited

aap haare bahuu ko maare

to accuse others for one's own shortcomings

aap zindam jahaan zindam

 

'aaqir

infertile (man or woman)

'aariza

(Rarely) obstacle, impediment

aasiima

surprised, astonished, bewildered, lost

aasmaanii pilaanaa

make (a person) intoxicated (esp. with bhang)

aatmaa kii aa.nch

 

aavaaz-chuTkii

 

aavaaze aanaa

 

abadaa-abad

 

adhau.Dii astar taan.naa

overeat, eat to the fill

afsaana aanaa

 

agaa.Duu

 

ahaalii-mavaalii

attendants, dependants, retinue

'aib thopnaa

 

'alii-dhat

gigantic, monstrous

allaah KHair se

 

allaah kii hazaar baate.n hai.n

 

amn-chain

relaxed or carefree manner, peace

anyaa.n-KHanyaa.n

 

aphal

 

apnaa hagaa uThaanaa

 

'aql-vantii

 

araamil

destitute people, widowers, widows

'arzii Thoknaa

 

asailaa

 

aTkal-baaz

guesser, appraiser

auzaar

instruments, tools, implements, apparatus

ba.Daa karnaa

expand, promote, elevate, enlarge

baat Daalnaa

ask in vain, throw away one's words, ask for, request, suggest

baat phe.nknaa

(colloquial) mock, taunt, jeer

baazaarii

belonging to the market

bahnaa

(of wind) blow

baiThnaa be.De se

 

balaa.e.n lenaa

touch the sides of someone's head with both hands and then similarly touch one's own head with curled fingers, signifying transfer of all woes and troubles to oneself

bargaa

 

battiisii-chhattiisii

cunning, crafty woman

be.Dii-roTii

 

bhaa.ii

brother, male cousin, an affectionate term of address, comrade, companion

bhaagnaa

flee, run away, fly, take flight

bhagtan

 

bhai.ns kii bhai.ns

fat and ugly (woman)

bhakkas

 

bhalii hai

 

bhambo

fat, ugly, hideous woman

bhanDnaa

 

bhanelii

 

bhar jaanaa

 

bharaa-ghar

a happy or well appointed home

bhaT-pa.Do

curse you!

bhattii-khaa.e

 

bhauginii

 

bhunbhunyaa

tramp, wanderer, rambler

bhuun-bhuun khaanaa

fry and eat something, eat all, eat with zest, Metaphorically: to take care of

birhan

separated, rejected, abandoned (woman)

bishTii

 

bolnaa

(a bird) chirp

boltii

language, talking, power of speech

buu.Dhaa cho.nDaa hilaanaa

 

buu.Dhaa cho.nDaa mu.nDaanaa

 

buu.Dhaa cho.nDaa mu.nDvaanaa

 

buu.Dhe cho.nDe kii laaj rakhnaa

 

cha.Dhaa-uprii

 

chaa.nd bhar jaanaa

 

chaa.nkii

 

chaale paa.Dnaa

 

chaaliisaa

an aggregate of forty

chaan-chak

 

chaar paayaa ho jaanaa

 

chaarnaa

 

chaaval baiThnaa

 

chaaval honaa

 

chaaval kha.De rahnaa

 

chahaar

four

chal chaKHe mere mu.nh mat lag

 

chapat-gaah

the crown of the head, the head, the cheek

chapnaa

 

chapraa

 

chapraanaa

 

charbaraak

clever

chaTTaa

 

chaTTam-choT

 

chaukhaaT

 

chaurasaanaa

smoothing or leveling a land

chaurii-shakrii

 

che.nd kii lenaa

 

chha.Dyidah

 

chha.ndan

 

chha.nTail

 

chhaa.ii.n-phuu.ii.n

may God forbid! (used before uttering an undesirable word or expression)

chhaalii

 

chhaasaT

 

chhaatii ke kivaa.D khulnaa

 

chhaatii par phirnaa

 

chhaatii se lagaa rakhnaa

 

chhaatiyaa.n cha.Dhnaa

breasts to be very full or distended (with milk)

chhabiilii-jaan

 

chhalhaa.ii

 

chhallaa dho kar uThaanaa

 

chhalnii me.n Daal kar chhaaj me.n u.Daanaa

 

chhayaa

sacrificial animal, victim

chhinaal

immoral or evil woman, woman of easy virtue, harlot

chhinaalaa

harlotry, lewdness

chhulchhulaanaa

to move about making a rustling sound, urinate with a sound

chhulkiyo.n muutnaa

urinate in large quantity

chhurii denaa

 

chhurii-kaTaarii

at daggers drawn, enmity, hostility, fighting with knives

chhuriyo.n kaa Gusl denaa

 

chhuTTaa

change, small coins

chhuum chhanaanaa

jingle of small bells in dancing

chii.n-jhap karnaa

 

choTii

pigtail, a plaited lock of hair worn by women at the back, lock or wisp of hair on the crown of a Hindu's head

chu.D

vulva, out part of vagina

chudaanaa

(of a woman) have sexual intercourse, get fucked

chulchulaanaa

feel lust, have urge for sex

chusvaanaa

 

chuT

sound of breaking of some hard material

chuTTaa

coil of hair

chutthal

jester, joker, clown

chuudaasii

 

chuulhaa jalvaanaa

 

chuumnaa

to touch or press with the lips slightly pursed, and then often to part them and to emit a smacking sound, in an expression of affection, love, greeting, reverence, etc, to kiss

chuuTiilaa

 

Daa.nkTarnii

 

Daa.nkuu

 

daa.nt bajaanaa

chatter the teeth

daa.nt maarnaa

acquire or get possession (of a thing)

daa.nt nipo.Dnaa

to show the teeth, to grin, to laugh, to express or confess inability or helplessness, to whine, to cringe

daa.nt par chhiilan na rahnaa

 

daadaa-giirii

behaviour of hoodlum, bullying

DaakTarnii

female doctor

Daalii vaalaa

 

daana

bead

daan-dahez

(Colloquial) dowry

daaniyaal

a Prophet of Israelites in between Prophet David and Prophet Jesus, he was famous for the dream interpretation

daan-o-dahez

(Colloquial) dowry

daatr

 

dabbaa

 

dabbo-dabbo honaa

 

daddaa

to give, offer, bestwow

dahaakaa baiThnaa

be afraid, be awe-struck

DaipuuDal

 

dam-hosh

 

dantii

 

daraj

 

dard

ache, pain

dar-daaman

hem, embroidery or ornament of a skirt, gown or robe

dardii.n lagnaa

 

dargor

get lost! be away!, in the grave, entombed, may you (lie) in the grave! may you die!

dariiKHaana

 

Daro.Dii

 

dast-qalam

calligrapher, educated, literate, able to read and write

dau.nchnaa

 

daur

a round of drinks

davaat-qalam

 

de.Daa

 

De.Dh-chulluu

 

dhaa maarnaa

 

dhaa.Daa lagnaa

 

Dhaa.e.n

would demolish

Dhaa.ii

short-lived, brief, a few, very little, in small number or quantity

Dhaa.ii gha.Dii kii aanaa

die suddenly or very soon

Dhaa.nDaa

old bull

dhaa.nsnaa

cough due to acridity

dhamaal

wild and tumultuous merriment, noise, tumult, uproar

dhamaamaa ho jaanaa

 

dhammaal honaa

 

Dhap khaanaa

 

dhap khaanaa

 

Dhappuu-shaahii

 

dharam-vantii

 

Dharkaanaa

 

dhartii-dhamak

 

dhavaj

 

Dhayyaa

 

Dhe.nD

 

Dhe.nDaa

 

dhii

understanding, wisdom, intellect, mind, intelligence, sense

Dhiile-zanaaKH

 

Dhob

 

dhobiyaa-saabun

 

Dhobraa

old dilapidated house, a crack in the wall or utensil, old earthen pot

DhoDaa

 

Dholnaa

beloved, small amulet in the shape of a drum

Dholnaa haatho.n par honaa

 

DhuDDii

an inferior kind of hookah

Dhulkii

 

Dhuu.Dhnaa

 

Dhuulaa-bandii

 

dhuum

fame

diida chhinaal honaa

 

diida harjaa.ii honaa

 

diida khel me.n honaa

 

diida la.Dnaa

 

diida lagaanaa

 

diida lagnaa

be sleepy doze off

diida-daliil

 

diida-daliilii

 

diidanaasaa

 

diida-phuuTe

 

diide ghuTne kii qasam

 

diide paTam honaa

 

diide phuuT jaanaa

 

diido.n me.n KHaak

 

diido.n-phaTii

 

diivaar

wall, obstruction, hurdle, bridge (of the nose)

diivaar pharraanaa

 

dil bad-gumaan honaa

 

dil buDDhaa ho jaanaa

 

dil jalaa ke pakaa pho.Daa karnaa

 

dil lagii honaa

 

dil me.n gumaan le jaanaa

 

dil pak.De phirnaa

 

dil raa.ngaa-raa.ngaa honaa

 

dil tale uupar honaa

 

dil ulTaa

 

dillii dikhaanaa

 

dimaaG peTii

 

dimaaGii

mental, cerebral

divaale.n

 

do daal a.Dhaa.ii chaaval

 

do din na paka.Dnaa

to die young, to die soon

do u.ngal kii bachchii

 

Do.nknaa

 

doctoran

 

dojiyaa

pregnant

Dolii

a small palanquin, a kind of sedan (for women), a 'dooley

do-paTTaa uThaanaa

 

do-varqii

consisting of two leaves or pages, small book, Metaphorically: vagina, (woman) private part

dukhiyaarii

distressed, woman in pain, suffering

dum ke piichhe lagaa rahnaa

 

dum ke raste nikalnaa

 

dum ke saath lagaa honaa

 

duniyaa kaa lekhaa

 

dushman

foe, enemy, antagonist, adversary

dushman ke kaan bahre

God forbid!

dushmano.n ke kaan bahre

 

dushmano.n ke man kaa chetaa honaa

 

dushmano.n kii aa.nkh me.n KHaak

 

duudh bachaa kar

 

duur-dafaan

 

duur-paar

God forbid, far be it

duur-sarak

 

fauj kii fauj

a large crowd, group by group, a large number of people

fikr-mandii

anxiety, worry, thoughtfulness

ga.e-darje

at the very least, at most

gaa.Dh

difficulty, fix

gaa.Dnaa topnaa

bury

gaa.iida

non-virgin woman

gaa.nD

the anus, bum, arse, ass, bottom

gaa.nTh karnaa

to put in one's purse or pocket, to hoard up, to pocket, to misappropriate

gaabhnii gaabh Daaltii hai

 

gaaDhaa

 

gaaDii-baan

 

gaalo.n kii jhurriyaa.n chhupaanaa

 

gaaT

 

gaat

woman's breasts

gaat se honaa

 

GaaTii

 

gaatii

cloth or dress worn like plaid, a stole passed over the shoulder and under the arms and knotted on the chest

gaatii baa.ndhnaa

wear stole like a cross-belt to cover the shoulders and chest with a sheet of cloth

gaay kii tarah kaa.npnaa

 

gaDaa

 

gaDDaa

 

gadhaa-loTan

a place where asses lie down and roll (it is regarded with superstitious dread)

gadho.n buKHaar cha.Dhnaa

run a high temperature

gahnaa

a kind of harrow without teeth

gahne kaa taar baaqii nahii.n

 

gahraa-suhaag

 

gaj-gaaminii

majestic, graceful (applied to the gait of a woman)

galaa ba.nd hojaanaa

 

galaa ba.ndhaanaa

 

galaa baa.ndhnaa

 

Galaq

a bolt, any fastening of a door

ganes

 

ganjii

a well-arranged pile of dry grass secured for cattle

gapa.D-chauth karnaa

 

gapo.De u.Daanaa

 

garaj karnaa bolnaa

 

gardaa

dust

gardaa-baad

whirlwind, a dust-storm, dusty

garmii

heat, warmth, glow

garmiyo.n kii raat

 

gassaa

mouthful, morsel, gulp

gat

end, salvation, funeral rites

gaThrii-maThrii

 

gaT-maT

 

gaTTaa sii jaan

 

gayaa-gavaayaa

lost and gone, stolen

Gazab jotnaa

 

gha.Daavan

 

gha.Do.n paanii pa.D jaanaa

 

ghaalnaa

mingle, mix

ghar aa.ngan ho jaanaa

 

ghar baiThe ber dau.Daanaa

 

ghar bhar kar baahar bhare

 

ghar chaardah karnaa

 

ghar ghaalnaa

ruin the house, defraud

ghar jaanii man maanii

 

ghar jhaknii

 

ghar kaa bojh pa.Dnaa

 

ghar kii puTkii baasii saag

 

ghar kutte kaa

something obtained for free

ghar me.n aag lagaanaa

 

ghar muusnaa

 

ghar na honaa

 

ghar sukh to baahar chain

peace in the house, rest in the outside, when you feel peaceful and happy at home, everything looks good

gharba.ndii

 

ghar-ga.ii

 

ghar-gayaa

one who ruins or destroys a house

ghar-ghar jhaa.nknaa

 

ghar-ghar ke jaale lenaa

 

ghaTtii

fall, decline, reduced

ghaTtii kaa pahraa

time when something is on the wane, old age

ghii ke charaaG jalaanaa

be very successful, prosper, rejoice, celebrate

ghii khich.Dii honaa

to mix, be affable

gho.Dii cha.Dhnaa

 

gho.nT gho.nT kar maarnaa

 

ghole me.n Daalnaa

 

ghole me.n pa.Dnaa

 

gholvaa pa.Dnaa

facing difficulty in some work

ghuma.D

thick clouds of rain

ghunnii

silent and cunning

ghuTne peT ko jaate hai.n

 

ghuTne se lag kar baiThnaa

 

ghuTne se lage rahnaa

 

ghuTne se lagnaa

 

ghuu.ngaT kaa.Dhnaa

to veil one's face

ghuu.nTnaa

gulp, drink a mouthful

ghuuram-ghaaraa

peeking, staring

giidhanaa

 

gila-guzaarii

complaint, register complaint

gilasyaa

 

girah lagnaa

 

giThaa

knot

god bharii rahe

blessing given to married women, may your child always be in arms or in the lap

god bharnaa

to place seven fruits in a pregnant women's lap as a good omen

god khilaanaa

nurse or bring up child, dandle, to carry (a child) in the arms, to nurse (or bring up), to be the mother of a child

godak.Daa

 

god-bharii

having a child in arms or in the lap

golaa-laaThii

 

gon-mathon

take to silence in anger

gor khaa.e

 

gor me.n a.ngaare bharnaa

 

gor me.n gaa.Duu.n

 

gor me.n kii.De pa.De.n

to curse

gor me.n laat maar kar kha.Daa honaa

Recover from serious illness.

goshaa.e.n

 

GulamTaa

a card in the pack

gul-baasii

 

gul-e-KHairuu honaa

to be disturbed, angered, annoyed

Gulla sii aa.nkhe.n nikaalnaa

 

gumaan pa.Dnaa

 

gumaan-bharaa

full of conceit, puffed-up, proud

gunaah sameTnaa

 

gunnii

a light whip or scourge (koṛa) of twisted cloth (with which rustic women lash one another at the Holi festival)

gushaa.ii.n

 

gussaa

 

guu kaa kii.Daa

 

guu karnaa

answer the call of the nature, excrete

guu nahii.n, chhii chhii

no difference, both are shameful or vile

guu se nikaal kar muut me.n Daalnaa

 

guu.ndaa

a dialec. form of goṅḍā,

guuda.D-KHail

foolish, silly, unmannerly, rude

guular kaa phuul

a rare commodity, wonder

guzar

access, approach

guzar jaanaa

to pass by

ha.nDiyaa ban jaanaa

 

ha.nsii me.n pha.nsii ho jaanaa

 

ha.ns-KHulq

endearing, friendly

ha.nstaa phuul bikastii kalii

 

haa.e mai.n mar ga.ii

 

haa.e-allaah

to express sorrow and grief

haa.e-vailaa

 

haa.n huu.n karnaa

accept or agree with or accept with reservation

haa.n naa kaa javaab

 

haa.nDii

earthen or metal pot for cooking meal

haa.nke-pukaare

aloud, with a loud clear voice, plainly, distinctly, openly, publicly

haaba.D-taaba.D

hastily

haal luTaa honaa

 

haal me.n qaal dahii me.n muusal

 

haal se be-haal ho jaanaa

 

haalaa Dolaa

earthquake

haalaa se

 

haaliyyat

 

haamii-e-kaar

supporter in action

haare-darje

 

haaruunii

ambassador's work or position

haashiya baa.ndhnaa

 

haata

boundary

haath bhar kii zubaan

 

haath ke ber na khaanaa

 

haath me.n pa.Daa honaa

dexterity, perfection

haath me.n thamaanaa

 

haath na gale naak me.n pyaaz ke Dale

someone priding on a frivolous affair or thing

haath-dhulaa.ii

barber's fee for washing the hands of the bride and the bridegroom (before the marriage feast)

haath-me.n-haath-denaa

give away a woman in marriage

haath-thake.n

(curse) to loss hands, to become handicap

haaTh-TuuTe.n

 

haavan-dasta

pestle and mortar

haDDau

 

haddii-hazaar

 

haDraa

 

haf-nazar

 

haf-nazar

(benedictory words) may you be protected from evil eye!

hafta-hafta aaTh din kii paidaa.ish

 

hagaas

urge or need to pass stool

hagaas lagnaa

to wish to go to stool

hagaasii-battaKH

coward

hage kaa halvaa khilaanaa

 

hagnii muutnii band honaa

 

hagnii muutnii band karnaa

 

hago.Dii

 

hai.n

are

haika.D

strong, robust, bragging, boastful

hak-dak

baffled, bewildered, nonplussed

halaahal

deadly poison

halaal karnaa

make lawful, marry a kept woman or mistress, slaughter (an animal for food) in the way prescribed by the Islamic law

halaal-zaada

legitimate son

halaapatii

 

halaavat

sweetness

halbal

hurry, scurry

hal-jaan

feast given after marriage by lady of the house with money collected from the guests

halkam Daalnaa

to make haste, hurry, rush

halke-se

 

halvaa khaa.e

Curse: to eat sweet after the death of someone, see dead

ham abhii se faatiha ke liye haath uThaate hai.n

it is said by women when someone threatens to die

hamaam-dasta

 

hamaarii aa.nkh se dekho

 

hamaarii jaan ko jallaad hai

 

hama-ne'mat

(Colloquial) all type of ease, comfort

hamesh

always, forever

hamkaa

to us

hamsaavaa.n

 

happaa

 

haq daq rah jaanaa

 

haq hairaan rahnaa

 

haq-e-naazirii

 

haq-hairaan

 

haq-naahaq

right or wrong, fair means or foul, nolens-volens, per fas et nefas, wrongfully, unjustly, without cause or reason

haqqaaqa daqqaaqa

 

haraa baaG dikhaanaa

 

haraa-kachuuh

extremely green

haraa-paanii

 

haraara denaa

cheat, cozen, defraud

haramzadgii

wickedness, roguery, rascality, villainy

har-baaban

 

harbe-zarbe

(Women) often, repeatedly, time after time, again and again

harf paka.Dnaa

criticize

harkat honaa

 

harkat karnaa

do a mischief, act improperly

hasharaat

reptiles

hashr honaa

 

hashr to.Dnaa

treat cruelly, tyrannize, oppress

hashr TuuTnaa

 

haT kii puurii honaa

 

haT uThaanaa

 

hathelii se haath ko haTnaa

 

hathnii jaisaa Diil

 

hathnii kii hathnii

 

haTkaanaa

 

haTnaa

to move away, clear way

haTTii-kaTTii

too fat.robust

hau.ns lag jaanaa

 

haul denaa

 

haul uThnaa

being frightened

haulaT

 

haule-haule

slowly, at its own pace

haul-jaul

 

havaa se baate.n karnaa

 

havaa.ii diida

insolent, inconsiderate, saucy

havaas-kaTii

 

hayyaa

shout by laborers to motivate themeselves

hazaar man kii

 

hazaarii 'umr ho

 

hazaarii-roza

fasting observed on the twenty-seventh of Rajab

hekaa-Dhiikii

 

hel-mel

intimacy, familiarity, harmony, concord

hengaa

harrow

here-phere

frequent visit, whirl

hernaa

search for, look (something) out, spy out, peer or pry into

hii.nguu

 

hiila

trick, ruse, artifice, subterfuge, stratagem, excuse, source of earning livelihood, profession, pretence

hiila karnaa

put up a lame excuse

hikaayate.n karnaa

to argue in vain

hikaayatii

argumentative (person)

hilnaa Dulnaa

 

hindii kii chindii

hair-splitting, explanation of obvious fact

hirfat

profession, vocation, trade, craft, handicraft

hirfat-baaz

crafty, cunning, artful

hisaab

accounts

hiskaa

contention, rivalry, vying (with)

hissa-baKHraa

distributing something after breaking it in pieces

ho baiThnaa

 

holo.n me.n

 

holuu

scared

hone ke din

 

hosh pak.Do

beware!, watch out! take heed

hot jot vaalaa

rich and resourceful man

hot kii jot hai

no money no joy

hote-hote

despite, gradually, in the course of time

hote-saate

 

huDDaa

 

hulaas hojaanaa

to vanish, disappear

hulaasii kii bhaTTii me.n jaanaa

 

hurmat banaanaa

to gain respect

hurmat kaa laaguu honaa

 

hurmat utaarnaa

to disrespect, rebuke, defame

huu

desolation

huut vaalaa

 

ii.nT ulaTnaa

 

ilmil-Tilmil

to quit essential work (used by women for journal work )

inkisaarii

 

'ismat par haath Daalnaa

 

ja.D kaaTnaa

to cut the root, undermine, destroy utterly, destroy

jaa.De kii chaa.ndnii

light of the winter-moon

jaale lenaa

 

jaalii kii aa.nkh

 

jaan chalii jaanaa

die

jaan Gash honaa

 

jaan ko aa jaanaa

 

jaan ko du'aa.e.n denaa

 

jaan ko kal honaa

 

jaan na pahchaan KHaala salaam

 

jaan par sabr

 

jaan par sabr karnaa

 

jaan pha.Daknaa

 

jaanaa halkaan karnaa

grieve or mourn very much

jaanaa-buujhaa

well-known, well-understood, well-frequented

jaane

past tense of 'jaanaa', go

jaane merii juutii

 

jaanib-kaar

an acquaintance

jaan-javaan

 

jaastii

in excess, excessive

jaasuusii lenaa

to act or play the spy

jaataa rahnaa

(of something) to be devastated, to go away entirely, to be gone for good, to pass away, to vanish, be missing, be lost, disappear

jaayaa

born of, progeny of

jachchaa

woman who has recently given birth

jag.har

 

jagar-jagar karnaa

to shine brightly, to glitter

jahaa.n-numaa

all-reflecting, a place or mirror, etc. that offers the views of faraway places

jal gayaa

 

jalaatan

jealous, grumpy

jalbalaanaa

get angry or irritated, react with anger or irritation

jaldii kaa maaraa

a hasty or impetuous person, rash

jaldii-baaz

rash, impetuous, reckless, a person who acts with excessive speed or urgency

jalii-bhunii baat

 

jalii-kaTii

scolding, rebuking someone, a bitter talk

jalnaa balnaa

 

jamaajathaa

 

jamii-jam

 

jam-jam

may God bless it

janaaza dekhiye

 

janaaza nikle

 

janam me.n thuuknaa

 

janm-ghuTTii

 

jannatii

heavenly, blessed (person), dweller in paradise

jariimaana

a sum of money exacted by an authority, fine, penalty

jaTaa-juuT

fillet of long hair on the head

javaanaa-marg

death at a young age, one who dies young, the one who is dies in the young time

javaanii kaa sukh dekhe

 

javaan-jahaan

youthful, especially a woman

javvaa

 

jega.D bharii jaanaa

 

jha.Dolnaa

newborn baby

jha.nvaanaa

 

jhaa.Dan

duster, cloth for dusting, rubbish, sweepings

jhaa.Dnaa

to brush off, to clean

jhaa.Duu maarnaa

to beat with a broom

jhaa.Duu-buhaaruu

broom, the act of sweeping, dusting

jhaa.ii.n-phuu.ii.n

God forbid!, Never let it happen

jhaa.nkaa-jho.nkii

 

jhaa.nk-taak

(Female) attention

jhag.Daa jhonaa

 

jhag.De-bharaa

 

jhanDuulaa

(baby) with untonsured head

jhannaanaa

be enraged, be very angry

jhapkii

catnap, brief nap

jharberii kaa kaa.nTaa

berry's thorn, (figuratively) difficult to comprehend; complicated person, irritated person

jho.npa.Daa

hut, hovel

jho.npaa

bunch of fruit

jho.nTak-jhaa.nTaa

 

jho.nTe-kaaTii

 

jhonaa

adjoin, connect

jhulasnaa

be burnt, be singed, be scorched

jhulsaa bataanaa

 

jhunDuulaa to.Dnaa

 

jhuTaalnaa

to tell a lie, deny a statement

jhuTail

rejected, used, left

jhuumar ja.Dhaanaa

 

jhuumar lagaanaa

 

jigraa

courage, power, spirit, boldness, audacity, endurance, heart

jii bikharnaa

 

jii buraa honaa

feel repugnance, be disgusted

jii lahraanaa

 

jii milmilaanaa

 

jii paanii karnaa

to make heart soften

jii tale-uupar honaa

 

jii uupar talle honaa

have a feeling of nausea

jiijii

elder sister

jii-jii uThnaa

 

jind.Dii

existence, life

jinn cha.Dhnaa

be possessed by the Genii

jis

who, that, which, whom, that which

jis ka kaam usii ko chhaaje aur kare to The.ngaa baaje

the one can do the work that he learns, every man to his trade

jis tarah baiThe ho usii tarah chale aa.o

 

jise allaah rakkhe use kaun chakkhe

 

jo.Daa

couple, pair, counterpart, mate, consort (wife or husband), partner, alloy, pair of shoes or socks, suit of clothes, especially bridal dress

jo.Daa ba.Dhaanaa

to take off a suit of clothes, disrobe

jo.Daa pahnaanaa

 

jo.Daa-baagaa

 

jo.De-baage

 

ju.Dnaa

join, be joined, unite

jug jug jiyo

may you live long! live forever

jugaa-jugaa kar rakhnaa

 

jullaabii

 

junuu.n cha.Dhnaa

become mad, lunatic, frenzied

junuunii

passion

juTh denaa

 

juu

river, stream, rivulet, seeking, seeker

juu.Daa karnaa

 

juu.Daa kholnaa

 

juutii au.ndhaanaa

 

juutii kii baraabar na samajhnaa

 

juutii ko kyaa Garaz

my shoes may care, even my shoes don't care (to show scorn and contempt)

juutii par juutii cha.Dhnaa

one shoe put on the other regarded as an omen of an impending journey, while some take it as fight or war

juutii par kaajal paarnaa

 

juutii par maarnaa

reject, disregard, despise

juutii par naak raga.Dnaa

 

juutii se

 

juutii tars khaa.e

 

juutii-chhupaa.ii

wedding ceremony in which the bride's sisters and friends hide the shoes of the groom and ask for money in return

juutii-paizaar

quarrel at a low level constant tiffs, shoe-fight, brawl

juutiyaa.n khaanaa

to be beaten with shoes, be taunted, be humiliated, to be ashamed

juutiyaa.n maarnaa

kicking by shoes, slapping with shoes, to humiliate, make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and self-respect, especially publicly

juvaarii-DhanDaarii

rascal, wicked, immoral, base

ka.Daakaa biitnaa

to starve

ka.Dakko

ill-tempered or babbler woman

ka.Dvaa-niim

Neem plant which is extremely bitter in taste

ka.Dvaa-zahr

bitter as gall

ka.nduurii

a leathern (or linen) cover for a table

kaa.ns me.n tairnaa

be deluded by mirage, soar on the wings of fancy

kaafirnii

 

kaahe-kaa

for what reason, for what purpose, for what

kaaj

buttonhole

kaajal lagaanaa

apply lampblack to the eyes

kaaklod

any kind of perplexity or inelegance in the mind, love, affection

kaakluudii

 

kaalak

blackness, soot

kaale mu.nh vaalaa

 

kaalii-kaluuTii

black, very black woman

kaamin

 

kaan chhii jaanaa

 

kaan me.n bol maarnaa

 

kaanaa-baatii

whispering, whispered words, tales, intrigue

kaan-goshii

to chastise, reprimand

kaataa

that which is spun, thread

kaaTii un.glii par na muutnaa

 

kabhii-kabhaar

sometimes

kachaa-saudaa

 

kachahrii cha.Dhnaa

be brought to court, appear before the court

kacharghaan

a group of children

kachchaa jaanaa

miscarriage

kachchaa khaa jaanaa

 

kachchaa pakkaa honaa

 

kachchaa pakkaa karnaa

 

kachche gha.De paanii bharnaa

to bring water with a pitcher of uncooked clay

kachche-bachche

small girls-boys

kachche-din

early months of pregnancy when there is a risk of miscarriage, which lasts for eight months, pregnancy days

kachche-pakke-din

first half of pregnancy, the first four or five months of pregnancy

kach-pech

 

kafan ko lage

 

kahaanii jo.Dnaa

creating myths, telling falsified tales

kaho din kii sune raat kii

 

kai baar

how often, how many times?

kak.Dii khiiraa karnaa

 

kal kal to.D denaa

 

kal ko

 

kal se baiThnaa

 

kala.nk cha.Dhaanaa

put to shame, accuse, slander

kala.nkan

 

kalaa.n-kaar

 

kalaam uThaanaa

to take an oath by lifting the Quran

kalap lagaanaa

 

kalbal

calamity, trouble, affliction

kalejaa bhuun.naa

 

kalejaa chhalnii ho jaanaa

 

kalejaa chhan jaanaa

 

kalejaa dhaka.D dhaka.D honaa

 

kalejaa godnaa

 

kalejaa hilaa denaa

 

kalejaa jalaanaa

 

kalejaa khurachnaa

 

kalejaa masos ke rah jaanaa

 

kalejaa paka.D lenaa

 

kalejaa phuu.nknaa

 

kalejaa piip ho jaanaa

 

kalejaa ThanDaa rahe

 

kalejaa ThanDaa rahnaa

 

kalejaa thartharaanaa

 

kalejaa Tok Tok honaa

 

kalejaa uchhalnaa

to leap with joy, to be overjoyed, to palpitate

kaleje me.n chhed Daalnaa

 

kaleje me.n pa.nkhe lag ga.e

 

kaleje me.n tiir lagaanaa

 

kalima bharnaa

express love, express faith (in someone), to miss someone all time

kalla taaza karnaa

 

kallaa jab.Daa

chick, jowl, Metaphorically: face, gesture

kallaa karnaa

gargle, rinse the mouth

kallaa taaza karnaa

 

kalle tale dabaa lenaa

 

kalle-vaalii

the women whose voice is so high, the one who is very talkative, abusive, very noisy

kalmuuhii

wretched, black-faced, mischievous, ill-omened

kalran

a woman belonging to 'Kallar' sect who is often working to put leech

kalval Talnaa

 

kamaa lenaa

 

kamaanaa dhamaanaa

 

kamar paTraa ho jaanaa

 

kanak

 

kangaal-baa.nka

poor but proud or vain, penniless swell

kankar

servant, attendant, slave

kankaTii

 

kannaas

a sweeper

kap.Daa lenaa

use sanitary towel during menstruation

kap.Daa o.Dhnaa

to put on a covering or a garment, to cover or clothe oneself

karaahiyat

abhorring, disgust, aversion

karam

favor, bounty, grace, graciousness, generosity

karam phuuTnaa

have bad luck, to be unfortunate, fate to prove adverse

karbalaa

any place where water is scarce

kariima

 

kartuut

artifice, art, trick, finesse

kasaalaa

the sour additive in which the goldsmith cleans the jewellery

kasaamasii

 

kasaanaa

 

kasar baaqii na rakhnaa

 

kasar nikaalnaa

take revenge, retaliate, retort, get even with

kashiida kaa.Dhnaa

to trace figures in needlework (on cloth), to embroider

kaTaaraa

a kind of sugar cane

kaTaavan Daalnaa

 

kaTaavan pa.Dnaa

 

katarvaa.n

crooked, awry, zigzag, trimmed (beard)

katarvaa.n-chaal

 

kaT-mastii

 

kaTnaa

(of a name) be struck off, (of bank of a river, etc.) be eroded, be washed away, (of a canal) be dug, (of colour) fade, (of time, etc.) pass, be abashed, be put to shame, be cut, be cut off, be snapped, be clipped, avoid, be snapped, be clipped, be deducted, be killed, be murdered, have one's kite cut (in a kite-flying contest)

kaTTar

callous, unkind, cruel

kaTTar

callous, unkind, cruel

kaun se laa'l lage hai.n

what is the peculiarity? has nothing special

kaur

morsel, mouthful

kauthii

 

kavaab

Kebabs are various cooked meat dishes, with their origins in Middle Eastern cuisine. Many variants are popular around the world

kavve khaa.e hai.n

 

kha.Daa karke dikhaanaa

thumb showing in response to asking for something, deny clearly

kha.Daa tarasnaa

much desirous, waiting for something to happen when it happens

kha.De paanii na piinaa

 

kha.De-ta.De

 

kha.Dii-choT

 

kha.ngaalnaa

to rinse, wash, examine, scrutinize, search minutely

khaa lenaa

 

khaa.ii-khelii

 

KHaak me.n mil jaa.e

 

khaak sii

streaks on belly or thighs resulting from pregnancy

KHaak u.Dnaa

be ruined, be in ruins, (place) be desolate

KHaak-bhus

nothing at all! trifles!

KHaak-dhuul

 

KHaak-milaa

 

KHaala-jaa.ii

 

KHaala-jaayaa

maternal aunt's son, cousin

KHaalii-KHuulii

only

KHaalse lagnaa

be appropriated or confiscated by government

khaanaa hazam na honaa

 

khaanaa piinaa lahuu karnaa

 

khaanaa-daanaa

food, sustenance

KHaangii

domestic, familial, household, internal, domesticated, tame, private, personal

KHaar khaanaa

to feel or have a thorn in the flesh, to feel jealous or envious (of)

KHaasii

special, enough

khaaT nikalnaa

 

KHaatir nishaa.n honaa

 

KHaavind karnaa

get a husband, marry

KHaavindii

dominion, mastership

khaayaa piyaa a.ng na lagnaa

 

khadabdii

clamor, uproar, cacophony

khadbadaanaa

simmer, bubble, boil, make a bubbling sound

KHair se

safe and sound, safely, in safety

KHairaat-daaKHil

wasteful expenditure, irrational spending

KHair-barkat

progress, increase, a growth for good

KHair-KHabar puuchhnaa

inquiring one's well being

KHair-sallaa

inquiring one's well being

KHalal

break, breach, chink, gap

KHalat

 

KHaliifa

successor, hire

KHaliitii

housewife

khaliyaan kar denaa

 

khambh

 

KHanaa bahaknaa

become proud, vaunt, rave

KHandii

the one who is laugh washout no reason (women

khanja.Dii

a kind of wavy stripe in silk cloth

KHaraabii kaa dihaa.Daa

resulting in spoilage

KHarch Daalnaa

 

KHarchnaa

to spend, invest, put in use

KHariitii

 

KHasam peTii

widow, woman who has lost her husband

KHasra

list of the fields in a village

khaTaas

acidity, sourness

khaTiyaa nikalnaa

bier to be carried out, die

khaTiyaa siinaa

 

KHatre men na laanaa

(Colloquial) to allow to enter the mind, to think of, give a thought to, to regard, mind, care for, attend to (generally used negatively, Khatir men na lana)

khaTTe miiThe din

days of pregnancy

khaTTiyaa.n khaanaa

 

khaulaanaa

to cause to boil

khaulan

the act of boiling

khauruu laanaa

to commence pawing the ground and bellowing

khel Daalnaa

 

khel khilaanaa

cause to play or put up a show

KHelaa

unsteady, wanton

KHelaa-paa.inchaa

 

khetii KHasam setii

he who ploughs himself reaps a good harvest, self done is best done, you stand to lose when you leave work to others

KHi.ngaa

athletic, fatty, stout, robust, vigorous, able-bodied

KHi.ngraa

 

khich.Dii

kitcharee, dish made of pulse and rice boiled together

khichaavaT

attraction, pull, drag, tension, tightness, strain

khii.nchaa-taanii

struggle, scuffle, difficulties, stretching and straining

khiira kak.Dii karnaa

consider worthless, scorn, look down upon

khij

nickname (for teasing someone)

KHil'at pahnaanaa

 

khillo-baavlii

 

khoba.D khaaba.D

 

khodnaa

to dig/excavate/engrave

khoj khonaa

to lose all trace (of), to wipe out all trace (of), to ruin, mar

khoj.Daa

mark, sign, trace (and generally used in contempt)

khoj.Daa jaa.e

 

khoj.Daa khonaa

 

khoj.De piiTaa

 

khoj-miTii

 

KHol-daar

 

KHone

 

khoprii khaa jaanaa

irritate to the extreme

khoT

defect, fault, impurity, insincerity, fraud, loss (in business)

KHudaa dekh ke jaama qata' kartaa hai

 

KHudaa is kaa sahraa dikhaa.e

 

KHudaa javaab de

God will tell him

KHudaa kaa diyaa sar par

whatever God has bestowed!

KHudaa kaa karnaa kyaa hu.aa

 

KHudaa kii maarii

afflicted, troubled

KHudaa kii sa.nvaar

may God punish you!

khudnii

search, inquiry

khunDe ustre se sar muu.nDnaa

 

KHuraakii

eatable things

khurpii

trowel, small hoe, weeding-knife, a scraper, a small shovel

KHush-rahe

(usu. sarcasm) be happy!

KHutke se

 

khuTle

 

KHuTTaa

the testicle, the penis

khuTTii

the term used to end friendship

khuttii

 

khuu.nTe se ba.ndhnaa

(of an animal) be tied, get married, come under control

khuub-khuubaa

 

KHuulammad

 

KHuun dau.Dnaa

 

KHuun paanii ek karnaa

grieve, lament

KHuun piinaa

to work someone to death

khuusT

very old, weak, decrepit

KHvaan lagaa lenaa

 

kich.Daanaa

have gummy substance running in the eyes, be bleary-eyed

kii.Daa

insect, worm,a great desire or craze

kii.De bahnaa

suffer with excessive lice

kii.De pa.De

(a curse) may you be infested with worms! may your body rot!

kii.De pa.Dnaa

rot, verminate, become infested with vermin

kii.De-pa.Dii

 

kii.Dii

ant

kii.Diyaa.n lagaanaa

infect something

kilaknaa

 

kilkilaanaa

laugh loudly, roar with laughter

kiraaya-daar utarnaa

a place to be rented

kiriyaa khaanaa

to take an oath, to swear (by)

kis ke maan kaa hai

 

kis puure par

 

kisii ke naam kaa kuttaa bhii na paalnaa

 

ko baa.ns ko baa.ns karnaa

 

ko.Dhan

 

ko.Dhii

(Satirical) dull, lax, lazy

ko.ii din yaad karo ge

 

kokh aabaad rahe

 

kokh maa.ng se ThanDii honaa

 

kokh maa.ng se ThanDii rahnaa

 

kokh maa.ng se ThanDii raho

 

kokh pa.Dnaa

to be conceived

kokhe.n lag jaanaa

 

kolhuu se pelnaa

 

kos kos ke khaa jaanaa

 

kosaa lagnaa

a curse to come to effect

kosaa-kaaTii

curse and taunt

kosnaa

to curse, to vituperate, to abuse

kosvaanaa piTvaanaa

cause to be cursed and thumped

koThe-vaaliyaa.n

prostitutes, whores

ku.Daknaa

crack, crackle, clatter, crunch

ku.Dhaapaa

displeasure, grief, sorrow

ku.Dhan

grief, mental distress, mourning

kuchalnaa

crush

kuchh kaa kuchh

 

kuchh-uupar

 

kuppaa khaanaa

 

kured

dig, scratch, pick, the act of poking or stirring, digging up, search, probe

kured kured kar puuchhnaa

probe thoroughly, enquire, question at length

kurelnaa

scrape, to dig, to unsettle, to destroy

kurkurii uThnaa

to have a rumbling in the bowels, to have the gripes, (met.) evil to come upon (one)

kusvaanaa

 

kutte kaa kafan

any cheap cloth, coarse cloth

kutto.n ke paas jaanaa

 

kuu.Dii

 

kuuk

screech, shrill, piercing sound

kuulaa kaaTnaa

 

kuusaa

 

kyaa chalaa.ii

 

kyaa dharaa hai

there is nothing in it now

kyaa machhliyaa.n sa.Dii jaatii hai.n

i am not in hurry, my fishes is not going rotten that i be in hurry

kyaa na.ngii nahaa.e kyaa nicho.De

what does the poor have, what will the poor man give?

kyo.n ser

 

la.Daa.ii naa.ndhnaa

continuing the fight

la.nkaaraa

 

laa.ii-lojii

Flattery, adulation, coaxing.

laaj khaanaa

to feel shy

laaj lagnaa

 

laaj lajaanaa

be ashamed, abashed, embarrassed

laaj se marnaa

have a sense of honour, feel much ashamed

laajaa-luujii

 

laajo.n marnaa

 

laal parii kii baiThak

 

laalo.n kaa laal

a very dear child

laa'nat kaa maaraa

accursed

laa'natii maarnaa

 

laasan

thick rope to knot ships

laa-suKHan

harsh words, foul language

lab-e-sa.Dak

roadside

laDaa.ii karnaa

fight, quarrel

ladaanaa

cause to be loaded, help in loading

laf.Daa

quarrel, squabble, disputation

lag jaanaa

 

lag ke

 

lag lipaT kar

 

lag na lagne denaa

 

lagaa lagaanaa

be intimate, form friendship

lagaa lipTaa rahnaa

be engrossed, occupied

lagaa.ii lutrii

inciting and extinguishing, telling tales to incite enmity or quarrel, backbiting

laGaam

 

lagaanaa

to take time

lagant

sexual intercourse

lag-bhag

close, near, approximate

lagnaa

abut on (building, etc), appear, reach,be arranged (meal, etc), be applied, be attached, be close (to), be related to, join (with), be burnt (curry, etc.), be caught or overtaken by (disease), break out (fire), be levied, cost, be moored, be planted or take root (trees, plants), be wounded, smart, begin, be engaged (in), close, shut (door, eyes), feel, have sexual intercourse, marriage be arranged, pay attention, stick, hit, touch, suit, be pleasing or agreeable

lagtaa hai

it seems, it feels

laGv

absurd, nonsensical, nonsense, gibberish, rubbish, frivolous, preposterous, unsubstantiated

lah.ngaa pahan.naa

 

lahaTnaa

 

lahraa lagaanaa

evade, to raise visions or hopes, to play fast and loose (with), to put off, to avoid performing an agreement

lahraanaa

exult, flutter

lahuu chuunaa

blood-dripping

lahuu halkaa honaa

become unconscious of seeing blood

lahuu kaa bigaa.D

bloodshed

lahuu kaa halkaa

faint-hearted

lahuu karnaa

 

lahuu piye

 

laiyaa-puu.njiyaa

 

lakiir khii.nchnaa

fix a boundary

lalaaT

 

lallaa

son

lamDaa

boy, lad

lanDuurii-faaKHta

 

langar Daalnaa

to cast anchor, to moor (a boat)

lank lagnaa

a heap, or pile (of things) to be formed, to be heaped, or piled

lap-chaKHnii

flatterer, babbler

lappa.D

slap

laqaat

weak, gaunt, lean, infirm, haggard

lashkar-vaalaa

(in the dialect of women) a king

laT katarnaa

 

laT-Dhulaa.ii

 

lat-rau.ndan

to be trampled under foot, tread on and crush

laTuure le Daalnaa

 

laTuuriyo.n vaalii

 

lauknaa

shine, flash, glitter

lecture pilaanaa

 

lep-chiip

 

lihaaj

 

liik se be-liik honaa

 

liilnaa

gulp, swallow, devour

liip-pot baraabar karnaa

 

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