(p. 296) gandhādhibāsa, gandhādhibāsana a ceremonial perfuming prior to a marriage or a holy rite. 37)

(p. 291) gajagira, gajagiri the pavement round a draw-well etc., (cp.) a well-curb; (archi.) a work of decorative plastering. 17)

(p. 308) gilaṭi gilding. a. gilt. গিলটি করা v. to gild. গিলটি-করা a. gilt. গিলটি সোনা n. rolled gold. 53)

(p. 321) gōrkhā one of the dominant people of Nepal, a Gurkha. 79)

(p. 314) gulatāni assemblage in a small party or crowd and indulgence in useless talk. গুলতানি করা, গুলতানি পাকানো, গুনতানি মারা v. to assemble in a small group and indulge in useless talk or discussion. 37)

(p. 301) gān̐jā2 the female flowering tops of Indian hemp. Cannabis sativa, ganja; (loos.) hemp, marijuana (coll.) a cockand-bull story. গাঁজা খাওয়া v. to smoke ganja. 63)

(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. 321) gōlandāja a gunner, an artilleryman. ̃বাহিনী n. artillery. গোলন্দাজি n. gunnery, artillery. a. relating to the gunner or gunnery. 85)

(p. 306) gādhā the ass; (in mild reproof or ridicule) a stupid fellow, a dunderhead. ̃বোট n. a very heavy and slow-moving boat or ship carrying cargo, barge; (ridi.) any slow-moving vehicle, a sluggard. ̃মি n. folly, silliness. গাধামি করা v. to make an ass of oneself, to behave in a crassly stupid fashion. গাধার খাটুনি dull and excessive toil not calling for exercise of intelligence; drudgery. 40)

(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. 311) guṇākara (lit.) a mine of virtues or good qualities; (fig.) a man endowed with countless virtues or good qualities. 40)

(p. 308) gāẏaka a singer, a songster. fem.গায়িকা । গায়কি n. style of singing. 18)

(p. 296) gabākṣa a ventilator in the shape of a bull's eye; an eyelet; a bay-window. 49)

(p. 314) gērilā a member of a political group engaged in irregular fighting esp. against larger and regular forces, the guerrilla. ̃যুদ্ধ n. guerrilla warfare, irregular fighting of the guerrilla. 87)

(p. 296) gadya prose. ̃কবিতা n. a prosepoem. ̃ছন্দ n. prose rhythm; the unversified language of poetry (গদ্যছন্দে লেখা কবিতা). ̃ময় a. prosaic. ̃লেখক n. a prose-writer. 18)