(p. 308) giri2 a mountain; a hill; one of a particular order of ascetics. ̃কন্দর, ̃গহ্বর, ̃গুহা, ̃দরী n. a mountain-cave. ̃খাত n. a ravine, a gorge. ̃কুমারী, ̃জা n. a daughter of a mountain (esp. of the Himalayas); appellations of Goddess Durga (̃দুর্গা). ̃তল n. the surface of a mountain. ̃তরঙ্গিণী n. a mountainstream. ̃দুর্গ n. a hill-fort; a hill serving as a fort. ̃দ্বার n. a mountain-pass, a pass. ̃নন্দিনী same as ̃কুমারী । ̃পথ, ̃বর্ত্ম n. a mountain-defile, a ravine, a gorge; a col. ̃বাসী n. living in the mountains. n. a mountain dweller. ̃মল্লিকা n. a medicinal herb grown on the hills. ̃মাটি, ̃মৃত্তিকা n red ochre. ̃রাজ n. the king of mountains; an appellation of the Himalayas. ̃রানি n. (myth.) the wife of the Himalayas. ̃শ n. one who lies down or sleeps upon a mountain; an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃শৃঙ্গ, ̃শিখর n. a mountain-peak. ̃শ্রেণি n. a mountain-range. ̃সংকট n. a mountain-defile, a gorge. ̃সুতা n. the daughter of the Himalayas; an appellation of Goddess Durga. 49)
