The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 4

Vocabulary

पहेली

pahelī — A riddle or puzzle requiring clever thinking

मेरी

merī — My; first-person singular feminine possessive pronoun

इंग्लैंड

iṅglaiṇḍ — England; a country in the United Kingdom

का

kā — Of; possessive postposition linking nouns

आटा

āṭā — Flour, especially wheat flour used in cooking

स्पेन

spen — Spain; a country in southwestern Europe

फल

phal — Fruit; edible produce of a plant or tree

बारिश

bāriś — Rain; water falling from clouds to earth

की

kī — Of; feminine possessive postposition linking nouns

फुहार

phuhār — A light spray or drizzle of water

में

meṃ — In, inside; locative postposition indicating location

एक

ek — One; the number one or indefinite article

साथ

sāth — Together, with; in company or combination

मिले

mile — Met, combined; past tense of milnā (to meet)

थैले

thaile — Bags, sacks; plural of thailā (bag)

रखकर

rakhkar — Having placed or kept; conjunctive participle of rakhnā

धागे

dhāge — Threads, strings; plural of dhāgā (thread)

से

se — With, from, by; instrumental or ablative postposition

बाँधा

bāndhā — Tied, bound; past tense of bāndhṇā (to tie)

यदि

yadi — If; conditional conjunction used in formal context

तुम

tum — You; second-person familiar pronoun in Hindi

मुझे

mujhe — To me; oblique form of main (I)

यह

yah — This; singular proximal demonstrative pronoun

बताओगे

batāoge — Will tell; future tense of batānā (to tell)

तो

to — Then; conjunctive particle in conditional sentences

मैं

maiṃ — I; first-person singular nominative pronoun

तुम्हें

tumheṃ — To you; oblique/dative form of tum (you)

अँगूठी

aṃgūṭhī — A ring worn on the finger

दूँगा

dūṃgā — Will give; first-person future of denā (to give)

जो

jo — Who, which, that; relative pronoun in Hindi

कि

ki — That; subordinating conjunction linking clauses

मूर्खता

mūrkhatā — Foolishness, stupidity; quality of being a fool

थी

thī — Was; past tense feminine form of honā (to be)

क्योंकि

kyoṃki — Because; causal conjunction explaining a reason

उसके

uske — His, her, its; oblique possessive form of vah

पास

pās — Near, beside; also denotes possession in Hindi

बूढ़े

būṛhe — Old, elderly; adjective describing an aged person

को

ko — To, for; dative or accusative postposition

देने

dene — To give; oblique infinitive of denā (to give)

के

ke — Of; masculine plural possessive postposition

लिए

lie — For, for the purpose of; postposition of purpose

कोई

koī — Someone, any; indefinite pronoun or adjective

ही

hī — Only, indeed; emphatic particle for stress

नहीं

nahīṃ — No, not; standard negation particle in Hindi

दूसरी

dūsrī — Second, other; feminine ordinal adjective

गिलहरियाँ

gilhariyāṃ — Squirrels; plural of gilharī (squirrel)

अखरोट

akharoṭ — Walnut; a type of hard-shelled edible nut

झाड़ियों

jhāṛiyoṃ — Bushes, shrubs; oblique plural of jhāṛī (bush)

इधर

idhar — Here, this way; proximal adverb of direction

उधर

udhar — There, that way; distal adverb of direction

खोज

khoj — Search, discovery; act of looking for something

करती

kartī — Doing; feminine present participle of karnā (to do)

रहीं

rahīṃ — Kept on; feminine past form of rahnā (to remain)

लेकिन

lekin — But, however; adversative conjunction in Hindi

ने

ne — Ergative postposition marking subject of past action

काँटेदार

kāṃṭedār — Thorny, prickly; having sharp spines or thorns

झाड़ी

jhāṛī — A bush or shrub with branches and foliage

इकट्ठी

ikaṭṭhī — Gathered, collected; feminine adjective for collected

कीं

kīṃ — Did; feminine plural past tense of karnā (to do)

और

aur — And, also; coordinating conjunction in Hindi

उन्हें

unheṃ — To them; oblique dative form of ve (they)

चीड़

cīṛ — Pine tree; a coniferous evergreen tree

सुई

suī — Needle; a thin pointed instrument for sewing

जैसी

jaisī — Like, similar to; feminine comparative particle

पिनों

pinoṃ — Pins; oblique plural of pin (pin/needle)

भर

bhar — Full of, filled with; quantifier meaning full

दिया

diyā — Gave; masculine past tense of denā (to give)

पाँचवें

pāṃcveṃ — Fifth; oblique form of pāṃcvāṃ (fifth)

दिन

din — Day; a period of twenty-four hours

जंगली

jaṃglī — Wild, untamed; relating to forests or wilderness

शहद

śahad — Honey; sweet golden liquid produced by bees

उपहार

uphār — Gift, present; something given to another person

लेकर

lekar — Having taken, bringing along; conjunctive participle

आईं

āīṃ — Came; feminine plural past tense of ānā (to come)

इतना

itnā — So much, this much; demonstrative quantifier

मीठा

mīṭhā — Sweet; adjective describing pleasant sugary taste

चिपचिपा

cipacipā — Sticky, gooey; adjective for a tacky substance

था

thā — Was; masculine singular past tense of honā (to be)

जब

jab — When; temporal conjunction introducing a time clause

उन्होंने

They (ergative); subject marker for past action

इसे

ise — This (object); accusative form of yah (this)

पत्थर

patthar — Stone, rock; hard mineral material found naturally

पर

par — On, upon; locative postposition indicating surface

रखा

rakhā — Placed, kept; masculine past tense of rakhnā

वे

ve — They; third-person plural pronoun (also polite he/she)

अपनी

apnī — Own; feminine reflexive possessive adjective

उँगलियाँ

uṃgliyāṃ — Fingers; plural of uṃglī (finger)

चाटती

cāṭtī — Licking; feminine present participle of cāṭnā (to lick)

पहाड़ी

pahāṛī — Hill, hilltop; small mountain or hilly terrain

एकदम

ekdam — Completely, absolutely; intensifying adverb in Hindi

चोटी

coṭī — Peak, summit; topmost point of a hill or mountain

भौंरों

bhauṃroṃ — Bumblebees; oblique plural of bhauṃrā (bumblebee)

छत्ते

chatte — Honeycomb, hive; structure built by bees

चुराया

curāyā — Stole, pilfered; past tense of curānā (to steal)

उछलता

uchaltā — Leaping, bouncing; present participle of uchhalnā

कूदता

kūdtā — Jumping; masculine present participle of kūdnā

हुआ

huā — Having been, became; past participle of honā

गाने

gāne — To sing, songs; oblique infinitive of gānā (to sing)

लगा

lagā — Began; started doing (used with infinitive)

हम

ham — We; first-person plural nominative pronoun

ऊपर

ūpar — Up, above; adverb indicating upward direction

गया

gayā — Went; masculine past tense of jānā (to go)

सुंदर

sundar — Beautiful, attractive; positive aesthetic adjective

सूअरों

sūaroṃ — Pigs; oblique plural of sūar (pig)

झुंड

jhuṃḍ — Herd, flock, group; a cluster of animals

मिला

milā — Met, found; masculine past tense of milnā

कुछ

kuch — Some, something; indefinite quantifier or pronoun

पीली

pīlī — Yellow; feminine form of the color adjective

गर्दन

gardan — Neck; the part between head and shoulders

वाले

vāle — Those having; suffix indicating possession or role

पीठ

pīṭh — Back; the rear surface of a person or animal

सबसे

sabse — Most, of all; superlative marker in Hindi

सूअर

sūar — Pig; a domesticated farm animal

थे

the — Were; masculine plural past tense of honā (to be)

कभी

kabhī — Ever, sometimes; temporal adverb of indefinite time

गए

gae — Went; masculine plural past tense of jānā

श्रीमान

śrīmān — Mister, sir; respectful honorific title for men

धृष्टता

dhṛṣṭatā — Impudence, boldness; quality of being insolent

घृणा

ghṛṇā — Hatred, disgust; strong feeling of aversion

करते

karte — Doing; masculine plural present participle of karnā

हुए

hue — While doing; masculine plural conjunctive participle

आँखें

āṃkheṃ — Eyes; plural of āṃkh (eye)

कर

kar — Doing, having done; root/conjunctive of karnā

लीं

līṃ — Took; feminine plural past tense of lenā (to take)

उसने

usne — He/she (ergative); subject of a past transitive verb

खा

khā — Ate; root/short past form of khānā (to eat)

लिया

liyā — Took; past tense of lenā, also completive auxiliary

गिलहरियों

gilhariyoṃ — Squirrels; oblique plural of gilharī (squirrel)

छोटी

choṭī — Small, little; feminine form of size adjective

थैलियाँ

thailiyāṃ — Small bags, pouches; plural of thailī (small bag)

अखरोटों

akharoṭoṃ — Walnuts; oblique plural of akharoṭ (walnut)

बड़े

baṛe — Big, large; masculine plural form of baṛā (big)

चपटे

capaṭe — Flat, broad; masculine plural adjective for flatness

बैठ

baiṭh — Sit; imperative/conjunctive root of baiṭhnā (to sit)

सेब

seb — Apple; a common round red or green fruit

हरे

hare — Green; masculine plural form of harā (green)

देवदार

devadār — Deodar; a tall Himalayan cedar tree species

शंकुओं

śaṃkuoṃ — Cones; oblique plural of śaṃku (cone/pine cone)

खेलने

khelne — To play; oblique infinitive of khelnā (to play)

छठे

chaṭhe — Sixth; oblique form of chaṭhā (sixth)

शनिवार

śanivār — Saturday; the seventh day of the week

अंतिम

antim — Last, final; adjective indicating the very end

बार

bār — Time, occasion; used to count occurrences

फिर

phir — Then, again; adverb of sequence or repetition

विदाई

vidāī — Farewell, send-off; act of bidding someone goodbye

रूप

rūp — Form, appearance; shape or manner of something

सरकंडे

sarakaṃḍe — Reeds; tall hollow-stemmed plants growing near water

टोकरी

ṭokarī — Basket; a woven container for carrying things

ताज़ा

tāzā — Fresh, new; recently obtained and not stale

अंडा

aṃḍā — Egg; oval object laid by a bird or reptile