(p. 308) gāẏatrī the personified female energy worshipped in the Vedas; Brahma's wife; Goddess Durga; a Vedic incantation which is recited musingly by a Brahman at prayers; a Vedic metre of versification. গায়ত্রী জপ করা v. to recite musingly the prescribed Vedic incantation at prayer. 19)

(p. 326) granhika a soothsayer, an astrologer, a fortune-teller. 16)

(p. 321) gōẏēndā a spy, a sleuth; a detective. ̃কাহিনি n. a detective story. ̃গিরি n. espionage, spying. গোয়েন্দা পুলিস n. the detective police. 70)

(p. 321) gōbara cow-dung, muck. ̃গণেশ a. soft-headed corpulent lazy and good-for-nothing. n. such a man or boy. ̃গাদা n. a dung-heap, a dung-hill, a muck-heap. গোবর গ্যাস n. a gas (usu. cooking gas) obtained from cow-dung. গোবরভরা a. (ridi.) full of stupidity (গোবরভরা মাথা = a stupid head). গোবরে পদ্মফুল (lit.) a lotus in a dung-hill; (fig.) a solitary instance of beauty or talent in the midst of ugly or stupid environment, a Venus amongst hags, a Socrates amongst fools. 45)

(p. 321) gōmāṃsa beef. গোমাংসভোজী a. beef-eating. গোমাংসভোজী লোক a beef-eater. কঅক্ষর গোমাংস (fig.) utterly illiterate. 60)

(p. 320) gōkṣīra cow-milk. 8)

(p. 293) gaḍ়imasi wilful or habitual delay, procrastination, dilatoriness. গড়িমসি করা v. to delay wilfully or habitually, to procrastinate, dilly-dally; to be dilatory. 35)

(p. 306) gāḍ়u a pitcher or a tankard, with a spout (and often with a handle), a vase. 20)

(p. 314) gumphana act of stringing (together); composition. 22)

(p. 296) gandhōpajībī a dealer in spices (by caste). a. dealing in spices. 41)

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

(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. 296) gat the (cardinal) notes of a musical air; an utterance, a slogan (সব নেতারই এক গত্); a code of laws or rules, routine (বাঁধা গত্). বাঁধা (বা বাঁধি) গত্ set words or speech; a catchword; rigid rules or routine. 2)

(p. 321) gōsāpa the iguana. 109)

(p. 296) gantā one who goes or journeys, going, travelling. n. a goer, a traveller. fem. গন্ত্রী । 31)