(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. 545) dhōm̐ẏā smoke; fume; vapour, steam; gas; (loos.) mist, fog; (fig.) anything intangible or obscure. ধোঁয়া ওড়ানো v. (facet. or dero.) to smoke tobacco. ধোঁয়া ছাড়া v. to emit smoke; to puff tobaccosmoke. বুদ্ধির গোড়ায় ধোঁয়া দেওয়া v. to (try to) awaken one's dormant intelligence or devise plans by means of smoking tobacco. ধোঁয়াটে a. smoke-like; smoky; vapoury; (loos.) misty, foggy; (fig.) intangible; unintelligible; woolly, confused; obscure. 17)