چالا chālā P. adj. Laborious, active, hard working, alert, fleet, nim- ble, ingenious, clever, dexterous, expert. چالاک دست chālāk-dast, adj. Dexterous, adroit, cle- ver. چالاک دستي chālāk-dast-ī, s. f. Sleight of hand, adroitness, dexterity, cleverness.

چروا charūʼā H s. m. A large pot.

چاٿ chāṭ H s. f. 1. Longing, wish, itch, relish,

چهي क्षय chh̤ai S s. f. Mortality, frailty, de- struction. چهي روگ क्षयरोग chhai-rog (vulg. chhaʼī-rog) Consumption.

چاليسي chālīs-ī S̱. s. f. Quarantine kept after the death of a relation, childbirth, &c.

چـﮩکيٿهـ chahkaiṭh H adj. Brawny, stout.

چونگا chaungā H s. m. Wheedling. چونگا کرنا chaungā karnā, To wheedle out of money.

چکونڐا chakaundā S̱. (चक्रमर्दक) s. m. A species of cassia (Cassia tora) esteemed a remedy for ringworms.

چند chand P adj. How many? how much? how often? some, a few: (in compos. quantity, as much, many). چنددرچند chand dar chand, adj. Several, various. چند روزه chand-roza, adj. Of a few days, ephemeral. هرچند har- chand or هرچندکه har-chand-ki, adv. Although, nevertheless, notwithstanding, however, with all that, so much the more.

چين چين کرنا cheṇ cheṇ karnā H v. n. To chat- ter, chirp, murmur, grumble, squeak.