গ¹ [ ga¹ ] n the third consonant of the Bengali alphabet.

গ² [ ga² ] sfx indicating; going; going towards (নিম্নগ).

গঁদ [ gan̐da ] n gum (also ের আঠা).

গগন [ gagana ] n the sky, the heavens, the firma ment, free space overhead; the blue. ̃চর, ̃চারী a. (capable of) flying or moving in the sky, aerial, ethereal. ̃চুম্বী a. sky-kissing, sky-high; very lofty. চুম্বী অট্টালিকা a sky-scraper. ̃চ্যুত, ̃ভ্রষ্ট a. fallen from the sky. ̃তল n. the floor of the sky, the vault of the heavens, the firmament. ̃পট n. the canvas of the sky, the vault of the heavens, the firmament; skyscape. ̃পথ n. the celestial path; an aerial route. ̃প্রান্ত n. a corner of the sky, the sky line, the horizon. ̃বিহারী a. (capable of) flying or moving in the sky, aerial, ethereal; (fig.) imbued with lofty ideas or plans, aspiring. ̃মণ্ডল n. the sky; the dome of the sky; the heavens. ̃স্পর্শী a. touching or reaching the sky; sky-high; very lofty; very high, soaring (গগনস্পর্শী মূল্য); (fig.) highly aspiring or ambitious. গগনস্পর্শী অট্টালিকা a sky scraper. গগনাঙ্গন n. the courtyard of the heavens, the sky. গগনাম্বু n. rain-water.

গঙ্গা [ gaṅgā ] n 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. hav ing 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 be longing to a Hindu caste whose busi ness 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 con fluence. ☐ 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.

গঙ্গোত্রী, গঙ্গোত্তরী [ gaṅgōtrī, gaṅgōttarī ] n a holy place of the Hindus in Garhwal (flowing through this place the Ganges comes down to the plains).

গঙ্গোদক [ gaṅgōdaka ] n the water of the Ganges.

গচ্চা, গচ্ছা [ gaccā, gacchā ] n (ori.) a compensation; a loss for nothing; penalty for one's folly, carelessness etc. গচ্চা দেওয়া v. to com pensate; to lose for nothing; to pay penalty (for). গচ্চা যাওয়া v. to have to lose or suffer loss for nothing; to be paid by way of penalty or compensa tion. (for).

গচ্ছিত [ gacchita ] a placed in the custody of; en trusted; deposited. গচ্ছিত দেওয়া v. to place in the custody (of); entrust (with); to deposit. গচ্ছিত রাখা v. to place or receive in the custody (of); to en trust or be entrusted with; to give or re ceive as a deposit. গচ্ছিত নেওয়া v. to have in the custody (of); to be en trusted (with); to take as a deposit. গচ্ছিত ধন money deposited; trust money. গচ্ছিত সম্পত্তি a trust property. সম্পত্তি গচ্ছিত রাখার দলিল a. trust deed.

গছানো [ gachānō ] v to cause to accept a thing or a responsibility (esp. craftily), to per suade to accept. ☐ a. that has been caused to be accepted (esp. craftily.) গছিয়ে দেওয়া same as গছানো (v.).

গজ¹ [ gaja¹ ] n gauze (ঘায়ের মধ্যে গজ ঢোকানো) গজ ঢোকানো v. to put a piece of gauze into.

গজ² [ gaja² ] n a protuberance, a swelling (মাথায় গজ বেরিয়েছে); a sprout (ঝুনো নারকেলটার গজ বেরিয়েছে). গজ বার হওয়া v. to protu berate, to have a swelling; to sprout.

গজ³ [ gaja³ ] n a measure of length equal to 3 feet. a yard. 91.5 cm or .9144 m. ☐ a. measuring a yard (একগজ কাপড়, পাঁচগজ লম্বা). ̃কাঠি n. a yardstick. গজি same as গজ³ (a).

গজ4 [ gaja4 ] n the elephant; (in chess) the bishop; a very small variety of worm (গজভুক্ত কপিত্থ). ̃কচ্ছপ n. (myth.) two brothers, who contended with each other for the possession of their pater nal wealth, were turned into a huge el ephant and a huge tortoise, in their new shapes too they went on fighting frightfully and relentlessly; (fig.) two terrible contestants; (hum.) a man of elephantine build. গজকচ্ছপের যুদ্ধ (fig.) a relentless encounter between equals; Greek meeting Greek. ̃কুম্ভ n. a globu lar appendage on the forehead of the elephant ̃গতি, ̃গমন n. slow and ma jestic or stately gait (of a well-built person) resembling that of an elephant. ☐ a. moving majestically like an el ephant. ̃গামিনী a. fem. mounted on an elephant; moving majestically like an elephant. ☐ n. such a woman or girl. masc. (a. & n.). ˜গামী । ̃ঘন্টা n. a bell tied round an elephant's neck to warn the passers-by from a distance. ̃চক্ষু n. a very small and squint eye. ☐ a. one with such an eye. ̃দন্ত¹ n. ivory.̃দন্ত² n. an extra tooth (of a man) growing in front of another. ̃ন্দর a. very big; fat; pot-bellied. ̃পতি n. a leader amongst the wild elephants. ̃বীথি n. an orderly line of elephants. ̃ভুক্ত a. eaten by an elephant; eaten by a small worm called গজ (see above). ̃ভুক্তকপিত্থবত্ a. & adv. like a sour wood-apple eaten up by worms (a গজ worm enters unnoticeably into a sour wood-apple and eats up the whole of its kernel); (fig.) utterly hollow though looking full. ̃মোতি, (inc.) ̃মতি, ̃মুক্তা n. any of the costly pearls which, according to fables, are shed from an elephant's head. ̃যূথ n. a herd of elephants. ̃রাজ same as গজপতি ।

গজগজ [ gajagaja ] int expressing: low grumbling (usu. to one's own self) in anger, an noyance, discountent, dissatisfaction etc. (চাকরটা রাগে গজগজ করছে); restless desire for coming out (পেটে কথা গজগজ করছে); overcrowding (পেটে খাবারগুলো গজগজ করছে). গজগজ করা v. to grumble; to try restlessly to come out; to over crowd. গজগজানি n. grumbling; (rare) restless desire for coming out; (rare) overcrowding.

গজগির, গজগিরি [ gajagira, gajagiri ] n the pavement round a draw-well etc., (cp.) a well-curb; (archi.) a work of decorative plaster ing.

গজব [ gajaba ] n oppression, tyranny, outrage, violence, high-handedness; injustice.

গজরানো [ gajarānō ] v to rumble; to grumble surlily, to growl. গজরানি n. a rumbling; a rumbling noise; a growl.

গজল [ gajala ] n a Persian musical mode (chiefly used in singing love-songs); a love-song; a love-lyric.

গজা [ gajā ] n a kind of sweetmeat made of flour.

গজানন [ gajānana ] n a person who has on his shoul ders an elephant's head instead of his own; an appellation of Ganesha (গণেশ).