KUCH KUCH HOTA HAI - VOCABULARY
| x se dostii karna | v.t.: to form a friendship with x |
| chiTTHii | f.: letter |
| janm-din | m.: birthday |
| vaada karna | v.t.: to promise |
| naam rakhna | v.t.: to name |
| thappaD maarna | v.t.: to slap, strike |
| sataana | v.t.: to annoy, torment |
| bhakti | f.: religious faith, piety |
| shraddha | f.: religious faith |
| ba.ndhan | m.: bond, connection |
| joDna | v.t.: to join, connect |
| a.nt me.n | at last, finally, in conclusion |
| kaTora | m.: bowl |
| x kii puuja karna | v.t.: to worship x |
| raksha karna | v.t.: to protect, defend |
| x ko ahasaas dilaana | v.t.: to get x to realize |
| dukh | m.: sorrow, grief |
| paDosii | m.: neighbor |
| rishta karna | v.t.: to form an alliance (in this context, to marry) |
| sushiil | adj.: of good character or disposition |
| inakaar karna | v.t.: to refuse |
| adhuura | adj.: incomplete |
| bahuu | f.: daughter-in-law |
| buraaii | f.: slander |
| shaadii karna | v.t.: to marry |
| baar baar | adv.: repeatedly |
| aadat | f.: habit |
| fayda | m.: purpose, point, profit, gain |
| chillaana | v.t.: to scream, whine |
| muu.nchh | f.: moustache (and if anyone knows why it's feminine, let us know!) |
| vaise bhii | anyway |
| jhukana | v.i.: to bend down, bow |
| baa.nh | f.: arm |
| tum jo bhii ho | whoever you are |
| buddhuu | m.: dunce |
| chamcha | m.: yes-man, crony |
| bachpan | m.: childhood |
| khuusaT | adj, m.: worthless; a shriveled-up old person |
| ajiib | adj.: strange |
| ghuur | m.: stare, glare |
| sa.nskaar | m.: roots, culture |
| amar | adj.: eternal, immortal |
| izzat | f.: honor, good name |
| nar | m.: man |
| kasam | f.: oath |
| Durga-Ma | the goddess Durga |
| naukar | m.: servant |
| Torch | m.: flashlight (yes, 'torch' as in the English word) |
| gahara | adj.: deep, profound, intimate |
| tabiiyat | f.: health |
| khamoshii | f.: silence |
| khat | m.: letter |
| sajana | v.i.: to be adorned, to dress up, to look attractive |
| sagaaii | f.: engagement ceremony |
| taariikh | f.: date (in time) |
| pata | m.: address, whereabouts |
| janmapatrii | f.: horoscope |
| ma.ngal | adj.: auspicious |
| prabhaav | m.: influence, effect |
| rahamat | f.: divine mercy |
| duaa | f.: prayer |
| samajhauta | m.: compromise |
| bal-buuta | m.: strength, power; support |
| bhajan | m.: worship; devotional song |
| kasarat | f.: exercise |
| zabardastii karna | v.t.: to use force, to compel |
| aazamaaish karna | v.t.: to test |
| jhaNDa | m.: flag |
| taarak | m.: star (celestial) |
| ginna | v.t.: to count |
| sehat | f.: health |
| gaayab | adj.: vanished, disappeared, missing, absent |
| taqadiir | f.: fate |
| TaTTuu | m.: pony |