(p. 327) grāma a hamlet, a village; a small settlement; (as a sfx.) a collection (গুণগ্রাম, স্বরগ্রাম); (mus.) a scale (উচ্চগ্রাম). ̃খরচা same as গ্রামভাটি । ̃জ, ̃জাত a. produced in a village, rural. ̃ণী n. (hist.) a village headman. ̃ধর্ম n. sexual intercourse (esp. with one's wife). ̃বাসী n. a villager, a village-dweller. ̃ভাটি n. a monetary contribution to be given for village welfare at the time of wedding etc. ̃মৃগ n. a (village) dog. ̃সম্পর্ক, ̃সুবাদ n. the relation that arises owing to living in the same village. ̃সম্পর্কীয় a. rural; pertaining to co-villagers. ̃স্হ a. of or in or living in a village; rural. 18)

(p. 327) grāha act of taking or receiving; seizure; appropriation; enlightenment; knowledge; cognition; comprehension; understanding; intelligence; solicitation or insistence; earnestness, zeal; the crocodile, the alligator, the shark etc. গ্রাহক a. one who takes or receives; one who buys or subscribes. n. a recipient; a buyer, subscriber. fem. গ্রাহিকা । গ্রাহকশ্রেণিভুক্ত করা v. to enlist or enrol as a subscriber. গ্রাহিতা n. practice of taking or receiving or seizing; (phys.) susceptibility (চৌম্বক গ্রাহিতা). গ্রাহী a. & n. one who or that which takes or receives; one who or that which seizes or appropriates; one who or that which comprehends or appreciates or acknowledges (গুণগ্রাহী); one who or that which attracts (চিত্তগ্রাহী); astringent. গ্রাহী সেল (phys.) a secondary cell. 28)