Glossary | Compulsory English XI | 7. An Astrologer's Day | by R. K. Narayan

 

 

  

 

1. 7 An Astrologer's Day

R. K. Narayan

 

 

Glossary

ancestral	inherited, familial	पैतृक
annas	monetary unit	आना
astrologer	a person who uses astrology to tell others about their character or to predict their future	ज्योतिषी
astrology	prophecy, fortunetelling	ज्योतिष शास्त्र
auctioneer	a person who conducts auctions	लिलाम गर्नेवाला
babble	to talk enthusiastically or excessively	फतफताउनु
bewildering	confusing, perplexing	अलमलमा पर्दै
blotted out	obscure, wipe out	अस्पष्ट, धमिलो
bluffing	deceiving	धोका दिनु
careworn	showing the effect of grief or anxiety	थकित
cheroot	a cigar cut square at both ends	चुरोट
cosmos	an orderly harmonious systematic universe	संसार
cowrie	a small snail commonly found in warm, shallow waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans	कौडा
crackled	cracked, sputtered	चिटचिटाउन, चर्चराउनु
dahlia	a kind of flower	एक प्रकारको पूmल
dallied	move slowly	विस्तारै हिड्नु
disgorge	to give up or hand over	छोड्नु
disposed	inclined, willing	राख्यो, पक्ष लियो
enchantment	a feeling of great pleasure; delight, charm	मोह, आकर्षण
endeared	cause to be loved or liked	प्रिय बनायो
exterior	situation, external	बाह्य
flanked	edge, fringe, be on each or on one side of	झुण्डिएको, किनारा
flung	to throw forcefully	फ्याक्नु
forbidding	prohibiting, banning	निषेध
gasped	to catch the breath convulsively and audibly as with shock	श्वास रोक्किनु
gleam	shine brightly	चम्किनु
glimpse	glance, look at	झलक
gratified	satisfy, indulge	कृतज्ञता भएको
green shaft	a sharply delineated beam of light shining through an opening	प्रकाशको किरण
gullible	credulous, naive	सोझो
haggling	bargain, wrangle	मोलतोल गर्नु
hooted	to make a loud clamorous mechanical sound	चर्को हल्ला वा आवाज
impetuous	done quickly without thought; hasty	तेज
incantation	words spoken in a magic spell or charm	मन्त्र
jaggery	solid dark brown sugar made from sugarcane	भेली
jutka	a two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle	टाँगा, रथ
muttered	whispered, murmured	फतफत ग¥यो
overwhelmed	exhausted, devastated	पराजित भएको
palmyra	paper made from the leaves of the palmyra tree	पाल्मीरा वृक्ष
paraphernalia	things used in a particular activity; equipment	सामग्री
perception	the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses	धारणा
piqued	aroused in anger or resentment; offended	रिसाएको
prophetic	predicting, predictive	भविष्यवाणी गर्दै
pyol	a low bench	होचो बेञ्च
resplendent	shining brilliantly	चम्किलो, उज्वल
saffron	an orange-yellow colour	केसर
shivered	to undergo trembling, quiver, shatter	थरथर काप्नु
shrewd	cunning, clever	चतुर
tamarind	a kind of tree	इमली
thrust	to push or drive with force, shove, spread, extend	जोर, धकेल्नु
tilting	pointing, showing	देखाउनु
transacted	handled, conducted	लेनदेन ग¥यो
turban	cloth wound around the head	पगडी
vermilion	a vivid reddish orange-pigment, chandan	सिन्दूर
vociferousness	noisy outcrying	कोलाहल