چڙهبنا chaṛhbannā H v. a. To find an oppor- tunity. H.S̱. چڙهتا هونا chaṛhtā honā, v. n. To excel.

چوگان chaugān P s. m. 1. A game resembling cricket (or tennis) but played on horseback. 2. The bat or club with which the game is played.

چوتهيا chauth-iyā S̱. (from चतुर्थ) s. m. 1. One who receives the چوتهـ chauth, q. v. 2. A quartan ague.

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.

چاندنا chāndnā चान्द्र S̱. s. m. Light. چاندنا پکهـ chāndnā-pakh, s. m. The light fortnight of the moon.

چنپک चंपक champak S s. m. A tree bearing a yellow flagrant flower. (Michelia champaca). چنپک برني चंपकवर्णी champak-barṇi, adj. Of the colour of the champā flower, i. e. gold- coloured

چـﮩکا chahkā H s. m. 1. A kind of firework. The smarting of a wound, &c. by the applica

چوسني chūsnī चूषणीय S̱. s. f. Childʼs coral, a sucking-stick for children.

چهاتر छात्र chhātra S s. m. Scholar, disciple, pupil, tyro.

چواٴي chau-wāʼī चतुर्वायु S̱. s. f. A tempest, hurricane, commotion. (q. d. wind blowing from four quarters).