(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. 887) yata as many or as much (যত এলো তত গেল); all whatsoever (যত নষ্টের গোড়া); the more, the more (যত দেখবে তত মজবে). ̃ই emphatic form of যত । ̃কাল adv. & con. as long (as), so long. ˜কিছু pro. & a. whatever, whatsoever. ˜ক্ষণ same as ̃কাল । যতক্ষণ না until, till. ̃খানি adv. & con. as much (as); as long (as); as far (as); as many (as). ̃গুলি, ̃গুলো adv. & con. as many (as). ˜টা same as ̃খানি । ̃দিন adv. & con. as many days (as); as long (as); so long. ̃দূর adv. & con. as far (as). ˜বার adv. & con. as many times (as); as often (as). যত নষ্টের গোড়া the root of all evils or mischiefs. যত বড় মুখ নয় তত বড়ো কথা (fig.) an audacious utterance or remark.