Thakur ka Kuan (Vocabulary)
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शब्द / वाक्यांश |
शब्द-भेद |
English Meaning |
प्रयोग / Grammar |
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पाबंदी |
f. |
restriction; prohibition |
पाबंदी लगाना = to impose a restriction |
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चोट करना |
phrase |
to strike; to attack |
Figuratively: to challenge or attack an idea |
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ऊँच |
adj. |
high; superior |
ऊँच-नीच = social hierarchy; social distinctions |
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झूठा मुक़दमा |
m. phrase |
false lawsuit; false legal case |
मुक़दमा करना = to file a lawsuit |
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मज़दूरी |
f. |
wages; labor |
मज़दूरी देना = to pay wages |
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गली-गली |
adv. phrase |
in every street |
Reduplication gives a distributive meaning |
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घमंड |
m. |
pride; arrogance |
घमंड करना = to be arrogant |
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आहट |
f. |
sound of someone’s approach; footsteps |
आहट होना = to hear someone’s approach |
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छाती धक-धक करना |
idiom |
heart pounding |
Expresses fear, anxiety, or nervousness |
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गज़ब हो जाना |
idiom |
serious trouble may happen |
गज़ब हो जाएगा = there will be serious trouble |
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दया आना |
phrase |
to feel pity |
किसी पर दया आना |
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बेगार |
f. |
forced unpaid labor |
Important historical and social vocabulary |
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तरसना |
vi. |
to long for; to yearn for |
आराम को तरसना |
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एहसान मानना |
phrase |
to acknowledge a favor |
एहसान = favor; kindness |
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मैदान साफ़ होना |
idiom |
the way is clear |
In the story: everyone has left |
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दबे पाँव |
adv. phrase |
stealthily; quietly |
दबे पाँव चलना |
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सावधानी |
f. |
caution; carefulness |
सावधानी से = carefully |
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चौकन्नी दृष्टि |
f. phrase |
alert gaze; watchful look |
चौकन्ना = alert |
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सुराख़ करना |
phrase |
to make a hole |
Can also be used metaphorically |
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रियायत |
f. |
leniency; concession |
रत्ती-भर भी रियायत नहीं |
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कलेजा मज़बूत करना |
idiom |
to gather courage |
Similar to हिम्मत जुटाना |
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आहिस्ता |
adv. |
slowly; quietly |
Urdu-origin word; धीरे |
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एकाएक |
adv. |
suddenly |
More literary than अचानक |
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पुकारना |
vt. |
to call out |
“कौन है?” पुकारना |
