(p. 291) gaṅgā the Ganges, the Ganga; a river; a wife of Shiva (শিব). (poet.) গঙ্গা, গঙ্গজ a. Gangetic; riverine. গঙ্গাজলি1 n. act of putting the water of the Ganges into the mouth of a dying person; act of swearing by taking the water of the Ganges in one's palm. গঙ্গাজলি2 a. having the colour of the water of the Ganges, of a brownish cream colour. ̃তীর n. bank of the Ganges. ̃ধর n. an appellation of Shiva (শিব). ̃পুত্র n. (in the Mahabharata) Bhishma; one belonging to a Hindu caste whose business is to cremate or to help cremation, (cp.) an undertaker by caste. ̃প্রাপ্ত a. (lit.) one whose mortal remains have been thrown in the Ganges; dead. গঙ্গাপ্রাপ্ত হওয়া v. to die (esp. holily). ̃প্রাপ্তি n. death (esp. in a holy manner). ̃ফড়িং n. the grasshopper (of the green and large variety). ̃বাসী a. living near or on the bank of the Ganges; riverine. ̃মাহাত্ম্য n. the glory of the Ganges; a hymn glorifying the Ganges. ̃যমুনা n. the Ganges and the Jumna or their confluence. a. black-and-white; mixed with gold and silver, bimetallic. ̃যাত্রা n. act of carrying a dying person to the bank of the Ganges. গঙ্গাযাত্রা করা v. to be carried to the bank of the Ganges on the eve of one's death. গঙ্গাযাত্রা করানো v. to carry (a dying person) to the bank of the Ganges. ̃যাত্রী n. a person who is being carried to the bank of the Ganges on the eve of his death; a dying man; a pilgrim to the mouth of the Ganges esp. on a holy occasion. fem. ̃যাত্রিণী । ̃লাভ same as গঙ্গাপ্রাপ্তি । ̃সংগম, ̃সাগর n. the confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, the mouth of the Ganges. ̃স্নান n. bathing in the Ganges. গঙ্গাস্নান করা v. to bathe in the Ganges; (fig.) to cleanse oneself of guilt, sin etc. to make oneself pure. 6)

(p. 314) gṛhya1 acceptable; brought under control. 65)

(p. 301) gahana dense; not easily accessible; difficult to comprehend. n. a part or region not easily accessible (মনের গহনে). 40)

(p. 314) gunaguna expressing : humming or lilting; whispering; complaining in an undertone. গুনগুন করা v. to hum; to lilt; to whisper; to complain in an undertone. 4)

(p. 291) gan̐da gum (also ের আঠা). 4)

(p. 314) guphā a mountain-cave. 12)

(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. 314) guma1 secret, unrevealed, concealed (গুমখুন); carried off and kept concealed (লাশ গুম করা); gone in hiding or absconding (গুম হওয়া); missing; speechless and motionless (গুম হয়ে বসে থাকা) গুম করা v. to carry off and keep concealed. ̃খুন n. a secret murder or assassination. গুম হওয়া v. to be carried off and kept concealed; to abscond, to go into hiding; to be missing; to become speechless and motionless. 15)

(p. 321) gōpurama the high ornamental gate of a South Indian temple. 39)

(p. 327) grābu a kind of card-game. 17)

(p. 314) gumarānō to suffer from suppressed grief, sorrow, pain etc. গুমরানি n. such suffering. 20)

(p. 308) gin̐ṭa, gin̐ṭha a knot; a joint (esp. of bones); a knuckle; a knob; a node. গিঁট দেওয়া v. to tie in a knot, to knot. 38)

(p. 321) gōla2 round; roundish; globular; spherical; circular. n. a round or roundish or spherical thing; a circle; a ball. ̃ক n. a round or roundish or spherical object (ভূগোলক); a ball; a globe; a sphere. ̃কায় same as গোলাকার । ̃গাল a. almost round; rolypoly; chubby, plump, corpulent; fleshy and rounded. ̃মরিচ n. black pepper. 81)

(p. 301) gān̐thana act of stringing (as a garland); composition (ছন্দে গাঁথন); construction; act of laying (bricks, stones etc. for constructing a building). 71)

(p. 321) gōmukha the mouth or the face of a cow; a musical instrument shaped like a cow's mouth or face; a small bag for holding the rosary, rosary-bag. a. having a face or mouth like that of a cow. গোমুখী n. a holy cave in the Himalayas shaped like a cow's face or mouth; a rosary bag. 62)