The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 6

Vocabulary

को

ko — To, for; postposition marking indirect object

अपने

apne — One's own; reflexive possessive pronoun

घर

ghar — Home, house; one's dwelling place

के

ke — Of; possessive or relational postposition

अंदर

andar — Inside, within a place or space

ले

le — Take; verb stem meaning to take along

गया

gayā — Went; past tense of the verb 'to go'

और

aur — And; conjunction linking two clauses

उसे

use — To him/her/it; oblique form of 'vah'

पूँछ

pū̃ch — Tail; the appendage at an animal's back

से

se — From, by, with; versatile postposition

पकड़कर

pakaṛkar — Having grabbed, seizing and then acting

ऊपर

ūpar — Above, upward; indicating higher position

उठाया

uṭhāyā — Lifted, raised up; past tense of 'uṭhānā'

यह

yah — This; proximate demonstrative pronoun

सोचकर

sockar — Having thought, after thinking something

कि

ki — That; subordinating conjunction introducing clause

उसकी

uskī — His/her/its; feminine possessive of 'vah'

खाल

khāl — Skin, hide; outer covering of an animal

उतार

utār — Remove, strip off; peel away a covering

लेकिन

lekin — But; adversative conjunction contrasting ideas

ने

ne — Ergative marker for past transitive verbs

इतनी

itnī — So much, this much; feminine form of 'itnā'

जोर

zor — Force, strength, vigor in an action

खिंचाई

khincāī — Pulling, tugging; act of forceful stretching

की

kī — Of; feminine possessive postposition

दो

do — Two; the cardinal number 2

टुकड़ों

ṭukṛõ — Pieces, fragments; plural oblique of 'ṭukṛā'

में

mẽ — In, into; locative postposition

टूट

ṭūṭ — Break; verb stem meaning to snap apart

गई

gaī — Went, became; feminine past auxiliary 'gānā'

वह

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

सीढ़ियों

sīṛhiyõ — Stairs, steps; plural oblique of 'sīṛhī'

पर

par — On, upon; postposition of location

दौड़ता

dauṛtā — Running; present participial form of 'dauṛnā'

हुआ

huā — Being, having become; past participle of 'honā'

चला

calā — Went, moved along; past tense of 'calnā'

अटारी

aṭārī — Attic, upper loft room in a building

खिड़की

khiṛkī — Window; an opening in a wall for light

बाहर

bāhar — Outside, out; away from an enclosed space

निकल

nikal — Come out, emerge; verb stem of 'nikalnā'

भागा

bhāgā — Fled, ran away; past tense of 'bhāgnā'

आज

āj — Today; the present day

तक

tak — Until, up to; postposition of extent

यदि

yadi — If; formal conditional conjunction

आप

āp — You; formal second-person pronoun

किसी

kisī — Someone, any; indefinite oblique pronoun

पेड़

peṛ — Tree; a large woody plant

मिलें

milẽ — Meet, encounter; subjunctive of 'milnā'

उससे

usse — From him/her; oblique pronoun with postposition

कोई

koī — Any, some; indefinite pronoun or adjective

पहेली

pahelī — Riddle, puzzle; a question to guess

पूछें

pūchẽ — Ask; subjunctive form of 'pūchnā'

तो

to — Then; correlative particle in conditionals

लकड़ियाँ

lakṛiyā̃ — Sticks, pieces of wood; plural of 'lakṛī'

फेंकेगा

phẽkegā — Will throw; future tense of 'phẽknā'

पैर

pair — Foot, leg; lower limb of a person

पटकेगा

paṭkegā — Will stamp; future tense of 'paṭaknā'

डाँटेगा

ḍā̃ṭegā — Will scold; future tense of 'ḍā̃ṭnā'

चिल्लाएगा

cillāegā — Will shout, yell; future of 'cillānā'

कर

kar — Doing; conjunctive participle of 'karnā'