چلتر chalitr चरित्र S̱. s. m. See چرتر charitr.

چبانا chabānā चर्वण S̱. v. a. To chew, gnaw, champ, masticate, bite (the lip). چبا چباکي بات کرني chabā chabāke bāt karnī, To speak with study or preparation; also, without reserve, or haughtily and scornfully.

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

چهوني chhaunī S̱. (see چهاوني chhāʼonī) s. f. Bar- racks, cantonments.

چولا cholā चोल S̱. s. m. 1. See چولي cholī. 2. A garment worn by a bride at her marriage.

چـﮩچـﮩ‍انا chuhchuhānā H v. n. 1. To glow as a colour, to die a deep colour, blush (a flower). 2. See چـﮩچـﮩ‍انا chahchahānā. P.H. چـﮩچـﮩ‍انا chahchahānā (from چـﮩچـﮩ‍ا) v. n. To sing (as, a nightingale), to whistle, to warble (as, birds). P.H. چـﮩچـﮩ‍اهٿ chahchahāhaṭ (from چـﮩچـﮩ‍انا) s. f. The singing or talking (of birds).

چونٿي chonṭī S̱. (चूडा Tuft, crest, pinnacle, peak, summit) s. f. 1. The hair braided be- hind (tail), braid, cue, top, apex, summit, pin- nacle. 2. An ornament worn on the head by women. چونٿي آسمان پر گهسنا chonṭī āsmān par ghisnā, To be very vain or aspiring. چونٿي کٿ chonṭī-kaṭ, A slave. چونٿي کٿوانا chonṭī kaṭwānā, To be a slave, to be obedient. چونٿي کسيکي هاتهـ مين آنا chonṭī kisī kī hāth men ānā, To have a power over one, to subdue.

چتيرا chiterā चित्रकर S̱. s. m. A person who paints flowers, &c. on wood, a painter.

چتا chittā चित्रक S̱. s. m. Name of a medi- cinal plant. (Plumbago zeylanica).

چوراسي chaurāsī H s. f. Morris-bells worn on the ankles by dancing girls.