چوندي choṅdī H s. (dakh.) Deceit, &c. See دغا dag̠ẖā.

چکوا chakwā S̱. s. m. 1. (चक्रवाक) Ruddy goose. (Anas casarca). 2. (चक्र) Whirlpool.

چهند بند chhand-band छन्न S̱. s. m. Trick, cheating, deceiving.

چيتهڙا chīthṛā H s. m. See چتهڙا chithṛā, Rag.

چلو chalo S̱. (from چلنا) interj. Away! begone!

چيونٿي chyūnṭī H s. f. The diminutive of چيونٿا chyūnṭā, q. v. See also چينٿي chīnṭī. ح ح Commonly called ḥā-i-muhmala or ḥā-i-ḥut̤t̤ī, the sixth letter of the Arabic alphabet, does not occur in Persian, nor is there in Sanskrit any letter corresponding to it. It is one of the six guttural letters; its sound being an aspiration much stronger, and formed deeper in the throat than that of ه. In reckoning by abjad it stands for eight: and, in astronomical tables, it denotes the sign, Sagittarius. It is sometimes substituted for ه; as, in ضحاک which is for ده آک (ten vices; the proper name of that prince being بيورسپ or the lord of 10,000 horse; بيور in Darī signifying 10,000). ه Is sometimes used for it; as نـﮩ‍اوند nahāwand, properly نوح آوند nūḥ-āwand, the name of a city built by Noah, and also the name of a mode in musick.

چيتهنا chīthnā H v. a. To rend, to tear.

چنبار chambār S̱. s. m. (dakh.) 1. A shoemaker, &c. see چمار chamār. 2. See جلاد jallād.

چهر chhar H s. f. 1. Spikenard. 2. Shaft, pole, pike, staff, flagstaff, flag. See چهڙ.

چوني chūnī H s. f. 1. Pulse split or ground very coarsely. 2. A spark or small ruby or other gem.