(p. 99) āgāgōḍ়ā from beginning to end; alpha and omega; from head to foot, from top to bottom. 74)

(p. 321) gōḍ়ā the root, the base, the bottom (গাছের গোড়া, দাঁতের গোড়া, থামের গোড়া); reach (হাতের গোড়ায়); foundation (গোড়াপত্তন); the beginning or start, inception (সৃষ্টির গোড়া থেকে); the root cause (নষ্টের গোড়া) ̃গুড়ি adv. in the beginning, at first. n. the beginning, inception (গুড়াগুড়ি থেকে) ̃পত্তন n. act of laying the foundation; start. গোড়াপত্তন করা v. to lay the foundation of; to start. গোড়া কেটে আগায় জল (lit.) ridiculous act of cutting off a tree from its bottom and then watering its branches to rejuvenate it; (fig.) mending a thing after ending it; an attempt to mend something when it is too late. 8)

(p. 321) gōḍ়āli the ankle; the heel. 9)

(p. 314) gōḍ়ā2 bigoted; fanatic; orthodox; extremely conservative; extremely biased; following blindly, blind (গোঁড়া ভক্ত).