The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 2

Vocabulary

तब

tab — Then; at that time.

और

aur — And; also; in addition.

अन्य

anya — Other; different; remaining ones.

छोटी

choṭī — Small; little; feminine form of small.

गिलहरियों

gilhariyoṃ — Squirrels; plural oblique form of squirrel.

ने

ne — Ergative case marker used with past transitive verbs.

झुककर

jhukkar — Having bowed; bending down respectfully.

प्रणाम

praṇām — Respectful bow or greeting; a salutation.

किया

kiyā — Did; performed; past tense of 'to do'.

विनम्रतापूर्वक

vinamratāpūrvak — Humbly; politely; in a respectful manner.

कहा

kahā — Said; spoke; past tense of 'to say'.

बूढ़े

būṛhe — Old; elderly; aged person (masculine).

श्रीमान

śrīmān — Mr.; honorific title for a respected gentleman.

क्या

kyā — What; also used to form yes/no questions.

आप

āp — You; formal and respectful second-person pronoun.

हमें

hameṃ — To us; us; first-person plural object pronoun.

अपने

apne — One's own; reflexive possessive pronoun.

द्वीप

dvīp — Island; a landmass surrounded by water.

पर

par — On; upon; at; a postposition indicating location.

मेवे

meve — Nuts; dry fruits; plural of nut/dry fruit.

बीनने

bīnne — To gather; to pick up; collecting small items.

की

kī — Of; genitive postposition linking possessor and possessed.

अनुमति

anumati — Permission; consent; approval to do something.

देने

dene — To give; infinitive oblique form of 'to give'.

कृपा

kṛpā — Kindness; grace; mercy; a favor bestowed.

करेंगे

kareṃge — Will do; future tense plural form of 'to do'.

परंतु

parantu — But; however; a conjunction indicating contrast.

व्यवहार

vyavahār — Behavior; conduct; manner of acting toward others.

में

meṃ — In; inside; a postposition indicating location or context.

अत्यंत

atyant — Extremely; very much; to a great degree.

उद्दंड

uddaṇḍ — Insolent; impudent; disrespectfully bold in behavior.

था

thā — Was; past tense singular masculine form of 'to be'.

वह

vah — He; she; it; third-person singular pronoun.

एक

ek — One; a; an; the number one or indefinite article.

लाल

lāl — Red; the color red.

चेरी

cerī — Cherry; a small red fruit on a tree.

तरह

tarah — Like; in the manner of; similar to.

उछलता

uchaltā — Jumping; bouncing; leaping about energetically.

कूदता

kūdtā — Leaping; hopping; jumping repeatedly.

रहा

rahā — Kept doing; continuous past auxiliary verb.

गाने

gāne — To sing; songs; singing (infinitive or noun form).

लगा

lagā — Began; started; used to indicate commencement of action.

पहेली

pahelī — Riddle; puzzle; a question requiring clever thinking.

बूझो

būjho — Guess; solve; imperative form of 'to figure out'.

छोटा

choṭā — Small; little; tiny in size.

सा

sā — Like; somewhat; a particle indicating resemblance or mildness.

आदमी

ādmī — Man; person; a human male.

कोट

koṭ — Coat; an outer garment worn over clothing.

हाथ

hāth — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm.

लाठी

lāṭhī — Stick; staff; a walking stick or wooden rod.

गले

gale — Throat; neck; around the neck (oblique form).

पत्थर

patthar — Stone; rock; a hard natural mineral object.

अगर

agar — If; a conditional conjunction.

तुम

tum — You; informal second-person pronoun.

यह

yah — This; it; near demonstrative pronoun.

बताओगे

batāoge — Will tell; future tense of 'to tell or explain'.

तो

to — Then; so; a particle used in conditional sentences.

मैं

maiṃ — I; first-person singular nominative pronoun.

तुम्हें

tumheṃ — To you; informal dative second-person pronoun.

सिक्का

sikkā — Coin; a small metal piece used as currency.

दूँगा

dūṃgā — Will give; first-person singular future of 'to give'.

बहुत

bahut — Very; much; a lot; greatly.

पुरानी

purānī — Old; ancient; used for a long time (feminine).

है

hai — Is; present tense third-person singular of 'to be'.

बिल्कुल

bilkul — Absolutely; completely; not at all (with negation).

भी

bhī — Also; even; too; an additive particle.

ध्यान

dhyān — Attention; focus; mindfulness; notice.

नहीं

nahīṃ — No; not; negation particle.

दिया

diyā — Gave; paid; past tense of 'to give'.

उन्होंने

unhoṃne — They; third-person plural ergative pronoun (formal).

हठपूर्वक

haṭhpūrvak — Stubbornly; obstinately; with stubborn persistence.

अपनी

apnī — One's own; reflexive possessive pronoun (feminine).

आँखें

āṃkheṃ — Eyes; the organs of sight (plural).

बंद

band — Closed; shut; not open.

कर

kar — Having done; doing; conjunctive participial form.

लीं

līṃ — Took; did (for self); past tense completive feminine plural.

सो

so — Slept; fell asleep; past stem of 'to sleep'.

गए

gae — Went; went off; past tense plural of 'to go'.

थैलियाँ

thailiyāṃ — Bags; pouches; small sacks (plural).

मेवों

mevoṃ — Of nuts; nuts (oblique plural form).

से

se — From; with; by; a postposition of instrument or origin.

भर

bhar — Full; filled; to fill completely.

शाम

śām — Evening; the time of day before night.

को

ko — To; at; for; a postposition for indirect object or time.

घर

ghar — Home; house; one's place of residence.

के

ke — Of; genitive postposition (masculine plural/oblique).

लिए

lie — For; for the sake of; a postposition of purpose.

रवाना

ravānā — Departed; set off; left for a destination.

हो

ho — Be; become; second-person or subjunctive of 'to be'.

गईं

gaīṃ — Went; left; past tense feminine plural of 'to go'.

अगली

aglī — Next; following; the one coming after (feminine).

सुबह

subah — Morning; the early part of the day.

वे

ve — They; those; third-person plural pronoun.

सब

sab — All; everyone; the whole group.

फिर

phir — Again; then; once more; afterwards.

उल्लू

ullū — Owl; a nocturnal bird; also slang for fool.

वापस

vāpas — Back; return; going or coming back.

आ

ā — Come; came; stem or imperative of 'to come'.

तथा

tathā — And; as well as; a formal conjunction.

मोटी

moṭī — Fat; plump; thick (feminine adjective).

तगड़ी

tagaṛī — Sturdy; strong; well-built (feminine adjective).

छछूंदर

chacūndar — Mole; a small burrowing mammal.

लाए

lāe — Brought; past tense plural of 'to bring'.

उसे

use — Him; her; it; third-person singular object pronoun.

दरवाजे

darvāze — Door; doorway; entrance (oblique/plural form).

सामने

sāmne — In front; opposite; facing something.

रख

rakh — Place; keep; put down; stem of 'to place'.

अधिक

adhik — More; greater; additional amount.

कृपापूर्ण

kṛpāpūrṇ — Gracious; merciful; full of kindness.

देंगे

deṃge — Will give; future tense plural of 'to give'.

जिसे

jise — To whom; which; relative object pronoun.

कोई

koī — Someone; anyone; some (indefinite pronoun).

आदर

ādar — Respect; honor; regard for someone.

भाव

bhāv — Feeling; sentiment; attitude; emotion.

उछलने

uchlne — Jumping; leaping; oblique infinitive of 'to jump'.

कूदने

kūdne — Leaping; hopping; oblique infinitive of 'to leap'.

बिछुए

bichhue — Nettles; stinging plants that cause irritation.

गुदगुदाते

gudgudāte — Tickling; causing a tickling sensation.

हुए

hue — While doing; having been; participial auxiliary verb.

दीवार

dīvār — Wall; a vertical structure enclosing a space.

अंदर

andar — Inside; within; interior of a place.

बाहर

bāhar — Outside; exterior; out of a place.

तुमने

tumne — You (did); informal ergative second-person pronoun.

छुआ

chuā — Touched; made contact with; past tense of 'to touch'.

काट

kāṭ — Bite; cut; stem of 'to bite or cut'.

लेगी

legī — Will take; future tense feminine singular of 'to take'.

अचानक

acānak — Suddenly; unexpectedly; all of a sudden.

जाग

jāg — Wake up; awaken; stem of 'to wake'.

ले

le — Take; took; imperative or conjunctive of 'to take'.

मुँह

muṃh — Mouth; face; the oral opening on the face.

दरवाजा

darvāzā — Door; gate; the entrance to a room or building.