(p. 308) gāla2 the cheek; the mouth (গালের মধ্যে নিয়ে চিবানো) গালে চড় মারা). to slap on the face, to give a slap in the face. গালে লাগা v. to have a burning and itching sensation within one's mouth (caused by eating edible roots akin to arum). গালে হাত দেওয়া v. to place the palm of one's hand on one's cheek as a mark of astonishment; (fig.) to be astonished. ̃গল্প n. a fanciful or idle tale, gossip, chit-chat. গালগল্প করা v. to tell fanciful tales (esp. about one's own importance); to gossip, to chat. ̃পাট্টা n. thick or massive beard all over cheeks and the chin; side-whisker, a lovelock. ̃বাদ্য n. a peculiar sound made by inflating cheeks and striking them with fingers. গালবাদ্য করা v. to make this sound. গালভরা a. mouth-filling; tumid, bombastic. ̃মন্দ n. reviling. গালমন্দ করা, গালমন্দ দেওয়া v. to revile. 28)

(p. 306) gācha2 a tree, a plant; a tree-like object (ঘানিগাছ); a creeper, a herb (লাউগাছ). গাছকোমর বাঁধা v. (of girls and women) to tie the loose end of the sari tightly round the waist, (cp.) to tuck up one's clothes. ̃ড়া n. a herbs; a medicinal herb. ̃গাছড়া n. herbs or medicinal herbs collectively. ̃গাছালি same as গাছগাছড়া । ̃তলা n. the bottom or underneath part of a tree. ̃পাকা naturally ripe. ̃পালা n. pl. trees and plants collectively; vegetation. ̃মরিচ n. red pepper. গাছে কাঁঠাল গোঁপে তেল বা গাছে না উঠতেই এক কাঁদি (fig.—ridi.) to count one's chickens before they are hatched. গাছে চড়ানো v. (fig.—ridi.) to inflate one with overpraise or flattery, to heap hyperbolical or excessive praise upon a person. গাছে তুলে (দিয়ে) মই কেড়ে নেওয়া (fig.—ridi.) to induce a person to run into a hazard by promising help and then abandon him. 8)

(p. 314) gṛhāsakta extremely home-keeping; overdevoted to one's own family. 60)

(p. 296) garaṭhikānā a wrong address, an incorrect address. গরঠিকানিয়া a. one whose address is not known; without an address. 76)

(p. 296) gamagama expressing: the state of being resounded with deep or grave sound; the state of being filled (esp. solemnly). গমগম করা v. to resound with deep or grave sound; to be full (esp. solemnly). গমগমে a. (of sound or voice) resounding, deeply resounding. 62)

(p. 327) grāsa a mouthful, a morsel; the inner cavity of an opened mouth, a gape; a handful (as at snatching); a grip, a hold, seizure; appropriation; act of swallowing or devouring or eating or drinking; feed; food; an eclipse. গ্রাস করা v. to swallow or devour; to eat or drink; to seize; to grip; to appropriate to oneself; to eclipse. গ্রাস হওয়া v. to be eclipsed. ̃কারী a. & n. one who or that which swallows or devours or eats or drinks or seizes or appropriates or eclipses. ˜নালি n. the gullet, the oesophagus. গ্রাসাচ্ছাদন n. food and clothing; subsistence; bare subsistence. 27)

(p. 321) gōbēcārā, gōbēcāri as harmless and gentle as a cow; an artless or guileless person. 52)

(p. 308) gābānō1 to smear (a boat or ship) with the juice of mangosteen (see গাব); to tar. 7)

(p. 293) gaṇēśa the lord of the hosts; the name of the eldest son of Shiva (শিব) and Durga (দুর্গা) who is the presiding deity of success. 45)

(p. 311) guṇa1 spell. of গুণ । 38)

(p. 296) gabā a fatty and stupid person. a. fatty and foolish. 48)

(p. 308) gāẏatrī the personified female energy worshipped in the Vedas; Brahma's wife; Goddess Durga; a Vedic incantation which is recited musingly by a Brahman at prayers; a Vedic metre of versification. গায়ত্রী জপ করা v. to recite musingly the prescribed Vedic incantation at prayer. 19)

(p. 321) gōbadā uncouthly fatty or plum (গোবদা চেহারা). 43)

(p. 314) gēẏa worth singing, singable; that which is sung or is to be sung. 85)

(p. 293) gaḍ়4 a fort; a fortress; a moat; a hollow into which the mouth of a husking pedal falls to thrash grains. গড়ের প্রাচীর the rampart. গড়ের বাদ্যি the military band of a fort; the music of this band. গড়ের মাঠ the esplanade. 20)