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ঘ [ gh ] n the fourth consonant of the Bengali alphabet.

ঘট [ ghaṭa ] n a small earthen or metal pitcher or pot; a receptacle, a container, a place, a sphere (সর্ব ঘটে); the brain or head (ঘটে বুদ্ধি নেই); the body, the frame (ঘটের মধ্যে সাঁই বিরাজে). সর্বঘটে adv. (usu. dero.) everywhere, at every place (সে সর্বঘটেই থাকে).

ঘটক [ ghaṭaka ] n one who brings about or causes to occur (an event); a match-maker. fem. ঘটকী a female match-maker. ঘটকালি n. match-making.

ঘটকর্পর [ ghaṭakarpara ] n (a piece of) potsherd.

ঘটকার [ ghaṭakāra ] n a potter.

ঘটন [ ghaṭana ] n occurrence, happening; act of joining; a chance happening.

ঘটনা [ ghaṭanā ] n an event, an occurrence; an in stance of joining; a chance happening or occurrence. ঘটনাক্রমে adv. by chance, accidentally, it so happened that; in course of events (ঘটনাক্রমে দেখা হয়ে গেল); in course of circumstances (ঘটনাক্রমে তাকে বাড়ি বেচতে হল). ঘটনাচক্র n. (lit.) the wheel of events, (fig.) the course of events. ঘটনাচক্রে same as ঘটনাক্রমে । ঘটনাধীন a. dependent on force of events; subject to the course of events or circumstances. ঘটনাপরম্পরা n. due succession of events. ঘটনাপূর্ণ, ঘটনাবহুল a. eventful. ঘটনাবলি n. (a col lection of) events. ঘটনাস্রোত n. (lit.) the stream of events, (fig.) the course of events. ঘটনাস্হল n. the place or scene of occurrence, a venue.

ঘটনীয় [ ghaṭanīẏa ] a likely to occur; probable.

ঘটমান [ ghaṭamāna ] a still occurring or happening; (gr.) progressive, continuous. ঘটমান অতীত (gr.) past continuous or progres sive (tense).

ঘটরঘটর [ ghaṭaraghaṭara ] int expressing a rolling noise as of a pestle moving in a mortar or on a paved floor. ঘটরমটর int. this and simi lar noise.

ঘটস্হাপন, ঘটস্হাপনা [ ghaṭashāpana, ghaṭashāpanā ] n ceremonial placing of a pitcher full of holy water on the altar making the commencement of worship.

ঘটা [ ghaṭā ] n occurrence; pomp, grandeur, eclat; a collection or multitude (ঘনঘটা). ☐ v. to occur, to happen, to come to pass; to be possible (যাওয়া ঘটে উঠল না); to originate, to arise, to spring from (কী থেকে কী ঘটল). ঘটা করেadv. with a spectacular display, with pomp and grandeur, ceremoniously, ostenta tiously. ঘটানো v. to cause to occur or happen or come about, to bring to pass, to bring about; to originate, to give rise to.

ঘটাটোপ [ ghaṭāṭōpa ] n a covering with side-screens for a carriage (such as palanquins, lit ters, etc.) a yashmak.

ঘটি [ ghaṭi ] n a small pitcher-shaped metal wa ter-pot.

ঘটিকা [ ghaṭikā ] n an hour; a moment; a bell, a gong; any machine for measuring time; a timepiece, a clock (also ঘটিকা যন্ত্র); time of the clock (সাড়ে তিন ঘটিকায়); a small pitcher-shaped earthen or metal water-pot. ঘটিকায় adv. o'clock (সাড়ে ছয় ঘটিকায় = at six o'clock).

ঘটিত [ ghaṭita ] a caused to occur by, caused by, due to (দুর্বলতাঘটিত ভয়); concerning, involving (নারীঘটিত, অর্থঘটিত); mixed or blended with, containing. ঘটিতব্য a. that which is to happen; that which shall happen.

ঘটিরাম [ ghaṭirāma ] n a stupid or worthless officer or worker. ☐ a. stupid or worthless (ঘটিরাম ডেপুটি).

ঘট্ট [ ghaṭṭa ] n a landing stair at the bank of a river, tank etc. ̃জীবী n. a ferryman.

ঘট্টন [ ghaṭṭana ] n act of abrading, abrasion; act of pounding; act of stirring; act of caus ing to occur, act of bringing about; act of forming; formation. ঘট্টনী n. a pestle.

ঘট্টিত [ ghaṭṭita ] a brought about, caused to occur; made; formed; pounded; stirred.

ঘড় ঘড় [ ghaḍ় ghaḍ় ] int expressing a rattling sound as of a wheeled car moving or of the breathing of a bronchial patient.

ঘড়া [ ghaḍ়ā ] n a vase without a handle, a jar, a pitcher.

ঘড়াঞ্চি [ ghaḍ়āñci ] n a step-ladder.

ঘড়ি [ ghaḍ়i ] n a clock, a watch, a wristwatch, a timepiece; an hour. ঘড়ি-ঘড়ি adv. at ev ery hour; at every moment; repeatedly; frequently; often. লার্মঘড়ি n. an alarm clock. ট্যাঁকঘড়ি n. a pocket watch. টেবলঘড়ি n. a table clock, a time-piece. দেওয়ালঘড়ি n. a wall clock. পকেটঘড়ি n. a pocket watch. পেটাঘড়ি n. a gong. বালিঘড়ি n. a sand-glass, hourglass. বিরামঘড়ি n. (phys.) a stop-watch. সূর্যঘড়ি n. a sundial. হাতঘড়ি n. a wrist-watch.

ঘড়িয়াল1 [ ghaḍ়iẏāla1 ] n one who is employed to strike a gong to indicate hours, (cp.) a bellman.

ঘড়িয়াল2 [ ghaḍ়iẏāla2 ] n a crocodile with a very long muzzle, a gavial, Gavialis gangeticus; (fig.) an extremely sly and self-seeking person.

ঘন্ট [ ghanṭa ] n a dish of minced and spiced veg etables cooked almost dry; (fig.) reck less waste (টাকার ঘন্ট). ঘন্ট করা v. to cook a dish of minced and spiced veg etables; (fig.) to waste or squander recklessly.

ঘন্টা [ ghanṭā ] n a bell; a gong; an hour; (sarcas.) nothing of any value (ঘন্টা করবে). ঘন্টা করা v. to fail to do anything, to do nothing. ̃ধ্বনি ̃রব n. the sound of a bell or a gong. ঘন্টা পড়ে v. the bell goes. ঘন্টা বাজানো v. to ring a bell; to sound a gong; to tintinnabulate. ̃বাদন n. ringing of a bell; act of sounding a gong; tintinnabulation. ঘন্টায়-ঘন্টায় adv. at every hour; repeatedly and fre quently. বিড়ালের গলায় ঘন্টা বাঁধা v. to bell the cat.

ঘন্টাকর্ণ [ ghanṭākarṇa ] n the bell-flower, the campanula, (cp.) the tulip; a traditional deity pre siding over skin-diseases.

ঘন্টাগার [ ghanṭāgāra ] n a belfry.

ঘন্টিকা, ঘন্টী [ ghanṭikā, ghanṭī ] n a small bell; the uvula.

ঘন্টেশ্বর [ ghanṭēśbara ] n a traditional deity presiding over skin-diseases (regarded as the son of Mars).

ঘন [ ghana ] n cloud (ঘনঘটা); (arith. & alg.) a cube (ঘনফল); (geom.) a solid. ☐ a. dense (ঘন বন); thick, condensed (ঘন মেঘ, ঘন দুধ); frequent (ঘন ঘন গর্জন); deep (ঘন আঁধার); close (ঘন বৃক্ষসারি, ঘন বুনুনি); coarse (ঘন কাপড়); severe (ঘন বরষা); (geom. & sc.) solid (ঘন পদার্থ, ঘনক্ষেত্র). ঘন করা v. to thicken; to con dense. ঘন হওয়া v. to thicken; to be come condensed; to draw close to gether; to draw close (to). ̃কাল n. the rainy season, the rains. ঘন কালো deep black. ̃কৃষ্ণ a. as black or dark as a cloud; deep black, jet black. ̃ক্ষেত্র n. (geom.) a solid figure, a cube. ̃গর্জন n. the roar or rumbling of clouds; a peal of thunder. ̃ঘটা n. a thick and exten sive cumulation of (dark) clouds, the cumulus. ̃ঘটাচ্ছন্ন a. overcast with clouds. ̃ঘন adv. repeatedly and fre quently, every now and then, often. ̃ঘোর a. overcast with thick clouds; (loos.) darkened with clouds. ̃জ্যামিতি n. solid geometry. ̃তা, ̃ত্ব n. density; thickness; closeness; solidity; (geom. & sc.) dimension, volume. ˜ফল n. (math.) cubic measure. ̃ফুট n. cubic foot. ̃বর্ত্ম n. the path of the cloud across the sky; the sky. ̃বসতি n. thick or dense cluster of habitations, thick population. ̃বসতিপূর্ণ a. crowded with habitations; thickly populated, con gested. ̃বস্তু n. a solid thing; (phys.) a solid body. ̃বিন্যস্ত a. thickly set. ̃বিন্যাস n. thick setting. ̃বীথি n. the re gion of clouds; air route. ̃মান n. (phys.) volume. ̃মিটার n. cubic metre. ̃মূল n. (math.) a cube root. ̃শ্যাম a. as black or dark as a cloud, deep black; dark-complexioned; bottle-green. ☐ n. an appellation of Krishna (কৃষ্ণ). ̃সন্নিবিষ্ট same as ̃বিন্যস্ত । ̃সন্নিবেশ same as ̃বিন্যাস । ̃সার n. camphor.

ঘনাগম [ ghanāgama ] n (lit.) arrival of clouds; the rainy season, the rains.

ঘনাঙ্ক [ ghanāṅka ] n density. পরম ঘনাঙ্ক (phys.) abso lute density.

ঘনাচ্ছন্ন [ ghanācchanna ] a same as ঘনাবৃত ।

ঘনাত্যয়, ঘনান্ত [ ghanātyaẏa, ghanānta ] n (lit.) removal or end of clouds; the autumn season.

ঘনানো [ ghanānō ] v to draw close or closer, to near; to make thick, to thicken. তার দিন ঘনিয়েছে his or her time is up; his or her days are numbered.

ঘনান্ধকার [ ghanāndhakāra ] n deep darkness. ☐ a. deep dark.

ঘনাবৃত [ ghanābṛta ] a overcast with clouds.

ঘনায়মান [ ghanāẏamāna ] a in the state of being thickened, thickening; drawing near, approaching.

ঘনায়িত [ ghanāẏita ] a drawn near; thickened.

ঘনিমা [ ghanimā ] n density; thickness; closeness; so lidity.

ঘনিষ্ঠ [ ghaniṣṭha ] a close, near (ঘনিষ্ঠ সম্পর্ক, ঘনিষ্ঠ হয়ে বসা); hand in glove (with), intimate (ঘনিষ্ঠ বন্ধু = an intimate or close friend, a bosom friend). fem. ঘনিষ্ঠা । ̃তা n. closeness, nearness; intimacy.

ঘনীকরণ [ ghanīkaraṇa ] n act of making thick, thicken ing; condensation; act of bringing near.

ঘনীকৃত [ ghanīkṛta ] a thickened; condensed; brought near.

ঘনীভবন [ ghanībhabana ] n act of getting thick, thicken ing; condensation; act of drawing near.

ঘনীভূত [ ghanībhūta ] a thickened; condensed; drawn near.

ঘনোপল [ ghanōpala ] n hail.

ঘর [ ghara ] n a house, a building; a dwelling, a residence, an abode, a home; a shrine, a temple (ঠাকুরঘর); a room, a com partment, an apartment (পড়ার ঘর); one's own family (ঘরের লোক); a fam ily (দুশো ঘরের বাস); descent, lineage (স্বঘর, হাঘর); a groove, a pocket (ছাপার টাইপের ঘর); a hole (বোতামের ঘর = a button-hole); (of machines etc.) a but ton, a reed (হারমোনিয়ামে 'সা'-এর ঘর); a rectangle or a square (ঘর কাটা); a place, a space, a side, a division, a col umn etc. (খরচের ঘর). ঘর আলো করা v. to beautify or edify a house (esp. with one's personal charm); to bring joy or glory or pride to a family. ̃করনা, ̃কন্না n. (usu. of a woman) housekeeping, household duties; domestic science; the life and duties of a housewife; housewifery. ঘরকরনা করা, ঘরকন্না করা v. (usu. of a woman) to keep a house for, to act as a housewife (সে শান্তিতে ঘরকন্না করছে); to perform household duties; to be a housewife. ঘর করা v. to build a house; to act as a wife or mistress to (স্বামী নিয়ে ঘর করা); to act as a house wife, to do housekeeping (সে দেওরদের ঘর করছে); to lead the life of a house wife (কীসের জন্য আর ঘর করা); (of men) to live as a householder, to live as a family man (স্ত্রীপুত্র নিয়ে ঘর করা). ঘর কাটা v. to divide into or draw separate spaces, columns, squares, rectangles etc. ̃কাটা a. divided into separate spaces, columns, squares, rectangles etc. ̃কুনো a. homekeeping, shy of company. ☐ n. a home-bird. ̃কুনোমি n. home-keeping nature. ঘর গড়া v. to build one's house or home, to set up one's residence; to establish one's fam ily. ঘর ঘর adv. to or at every door, from door to door; to every family or house (বঙ্গের ঘর-ঘর). ̃ছাড়া a. one who has renounced hearth and home or has taken to asceticism (ঘরছাড়া সন্ন্যাসী); away from home, living abroad (ঘরছাড়া জীবন); revolting against the domestic life (ঘরছাড়া মন). ̃জামাই n. a man who lives in his father-in-law's family at the latter's cost. ̃জোড়া a. occupying the whole space of a room; crowding or over-crowding a room; making a fam ily or house charming and delightful by one's presence (ঘরজোড়া নাতি-নাতনি). ঘর জ্বালানো v. to set fire to a house or dwelling, to commit arson; (fig.) to de stroy the peace and happiness of a family; (fig.) to ruin a family. ̃জ্বালানে a. (fig.) one who or that which destroys the peace and happiness of a family; (fig.) one who or that which ruins a family. fem. ঘরজ্বালানি । ঘর তোলা v. to build a house or room (esp. a residential one). ঘর-পর n. one's own people and others. ঘরপাতা v. to settle down to a married life. ̃পোড়া a. one whose house or dwelling has been burnt down; that which burns down a house or dwelling. ☐ n. an appellation of Hanuman (হনুমান) who set fire to Lanka (লঙ্কা); an incendiary or sabo teur. ঘরপোড়া গোরু সিঁদুরে মেঘ দেখে ডরায় a burnt child dreads the fire. ঘরপোড়া বুদ্ধি a thought or plan that harms oneself or one's own family or side. ̃পোষা a. do mestic, tame. ̃বর n. one's husband and his house or family. ̃বসত n. act of dwelling or residing (ঘরবসত করা); a dwelling, a homestead; act of going to live with the husband permanently (generally said of childwives). ঘর বাঁধা v. to build a house or dwelling; to settle, to colonize. ̃বার করা v. to go out of doors and come indoors alternately and repeatedly (esp. in anxiety). ঘর ভাঙা v. to pull down or demolish a house or room (esp. a residential one); to cause internal strife through instiga tion; to cause to lose one's aristocracy through matrimonial alliance with an inferior family. ঘর ভাঙানো v. to cause to pull down or demolish a house or room; to cause internal strife through instigation; to cause to lose one's pu rity of blood through matrimonial alli ance with an inferior family. ঘর-ভাঙানে a. one who or that which causes inter nal strife through instigation. fem. ঘর ভাঙানি । ̃মুখো a. homeward; homing. ঘরসংসার. same as ঘরকরনা । ̃সন্ধান n. act of prying into a family or party to find out any of its weak points by means of which internal dissension may be caused. ̃সন্ধানী a. praying into a family or party to find out any of its weak points by means of which internal dis sension may be caused. ঘরে আগুন দেওয়া same as ঘর জ্বালানো । ঘরে-পরে, ঘরে-বাইরে adv. out of doors and within; at home and abroad. ঘরের কথা the secret of a family or a party. ঘরের শত্রু one who is an enemy to his own family or party, one who betrays his own family or party. ঘরের শত্রু বিভীষণ one whose ac tivities and behaviour do a lot of harm to the family; a quisling (see গৃহশত্রু বিভীষণ).

ঘরনি [ gharani ] n a housewife; a wife.

ঘরাঘরি [ gharāghari ] a mutual; between two houses; inter-domestic; among the members of a family.

ঘরানা [ gharānā ] a born of or belonging to or relat ing to a family or a high family. ☐ n. (in Indian music) a typical tradition or style set up by a famous composer or singer of a place or family (আগ্রা ঘরানা, কিরানা ঘরানা).

ঘরামি [ gharāmi ] n a thatcher, one who builds huts professionally. ̃গিরি n. the occupation of building huts; the occupation of a thatcher.

ঘরোয়া [ gharōẏā ] a pertaining to a family (and usu. confidential) (ঘরোয়া ব্যাপার = family matter); internal (ঘরোয়া বিবাদ); homely (ঘরোয়া ব্যবহার); domestic (ঘরোয়া কাজকর্ম); non-official, informal (ঘরোয়া বৈঠক); intimate, one's own (ঘরোয়া লোক).

ঘর্ঘর [ gharghara ] int expressing a rattling sound as of a tyreless wheeled vehicle moving on a stony road. ঘর্ঘর করা v. to rattle. ঘর্ঘর শব্দে with a rattling noise. ঘর্ঘরিত a. rat tling; resounded or filled with a rat tling noise.

ঘর্ম [ gharma ] n sweat, perspiration. ̃সিক্ত, ঘর্মাক্ত, ঘর্মাপ্লুত a. drenched or wet with perspi ration. ঘর্মাক্তকলেবর a. one whose body is wet with perspiration, one who is sweating all over.

ঘর্ষণ, ঘর্ষ [ gharṣaṇa, gharṣa ] n act of rubbing or grazing, abrasion; act of scouring; (esp. in sc.) friction. ঘর্ষণ করা v. to rub; to graze; to abrade; to scour. ঘর্ষণাঙ্ক n. (sc.) coeffi cient of friction. ঘর্ষণীয় a. that which is to be or can be rubbed or scoured. ঘর্ষবিদ্যুত্ n. (phys.) frictional electricity. ঘর্ষিত a. rubbed; grazed; abraded; scoured.

ঘষটানো, ঘষড়ানো [ ghaṣaṭānō, ghaṣaḍ়ānō ] v to drag along some thing hard; to graze; to abrade; (fig.) to practise or read or try repeatedly or continuously ঘষটানি, ঘষড়ানি n. an in stance or act of dragging along some thing hard; an instance or act of graz ing; abrasion; (fig.) repeated or con tinuous practice or reading or effort.

ঘষা [ ghaṣā ] v to rub; to graze; to abrade; to scour. ☐ a. rubbed; grazed; abraded; scoured. ঘষা ঘষা a. appearing as grazed or abraded; slightly grazed or abraded. ̃ঘষি n. act of repeated or mutual rub bing or grazing or abrading or scour ing; repeated or mutual friction; (fig.) repeated or continuous practice or training or coaching; (fig.) repeated so licitation or endeavour. ̃মাজা n. (of writings) correction and brushing up; act of scouring; (fig.) act of assiduous coaching or training; (fig.) assiduous attempt at improvement. ̃মাজা করা v. to scour; (fig.) to coach or train assidu ously; (fig.) to endeavour to improve assiduously; to brush up. ঘষেমেজে রূপ made-up or toileted beauty or glamour, painted beauty or glamour.

ঘা [ ghā ] n a stroke, a blow, a shock (লাঠির ঘা); a wound, a sore, an ulcer (পচা ঘা); a bite (সাপের ঘা); heart-sore, grief, insult (অপমানের ঘা); a loss (ব্যাবসায় ঘা খাওয়া). ঘা করা v. to cause a wound or sore, to ulcerate. খুঁচিয়ে ঘা করা (lit.) to cause a wound by unnecessary probing; (fig.) to open up or rub an old sore. ঘা খাওয়া v. to receive a blow or shock; to be struck; to be bitten; to be stricken or wounded at heart; to suffer a loss (ব্যবসায় ঘা খাওয়া); to be harmed (লোকসানে ঘা খাওয়া). ঘা দেওয়া v. to deal (one) or inflict a blow; to shock; to strike; (of snakes) to bite; to wound one's heart; to cause a loss (to); to harm; to knock, to rap (at) (দরজায় ঘা দেওয়া). ঘা মারা v. to deal (one) or inflict a blow; to strike; (of snakes) to bite; to wound one's heart. ঘা-মুখ n. the open ing of a sore or ulcer. ঘা শুকিয়েছে v. a wound or ulcer has healed. ঘা সওয়া v. to bear or endure or sustain a blow or shock or a loss or harm. ঘা হওয়া v. to be ulcerated. ̃কতক n. a good number of blows. ̃কতক খাওয়া v. to sustain a sound beating or a good number of blows. ̃কতক বসিয়ে দেওয়া v. to deal (one) a good number of blows; to give a sound beating. ̃-ঘো (coll.) n. wounds, injuries; cuts and blows. ঘা-ঘো দেওয়া v. to deal or administer a blow or two, to deal a few blows.

ঘাই [ ghāi ] n a (heavy) stroke or blow; a noisy stroke on the surface of water made by a large fish with its tail.

ঘাঁটা1 [ ghān̐ṭā1 ] n a hard growth on the foot or toe or hand, a corn.

ঘাঁটা2 [ ghān̐ṭā2 ] v to stir; to beat, to whisk away, to move about; to rummage (কাগজপত্র ঘাঁটা); to mix up (সুতোগুলো বা মশলাগুলো সে ঘেঁটে ফেলেছে). ☐ a. stirred; moved about, handled; mixed up. ̃ঘাঁটি n. act of stirring or rummaging or handling repeatedly or continuously. ̃ঘাঁটি করা v. to stir or handle repeatedly or con fusedly. ̃নো v. to cause to stir; to vex, to irritate, to annoy; to disturb; to agi tate.

ঘাঁটি [ ghān̐ṭi ] n a watch-post; an outpost (পুলিশের ঘাঁটি); a station, a depot (বিমানঘাঁটি = an airport, জাহাজঘাঁটি = a dock); a military outpost or station; a haunt or rendez vous (বদমাশের ঘাঁটি); a gateway or a junction of several ways (ঘাঁটি জুড়ে থাকা). ঘাঁটি আগলানো v. to guard a camp or post. ̃য়াল n. one who guards or keeps a post.

ঘাঁতঘোঁত [ ghān̐taghōn̐ta ] n secret means or methods, arti fice, contrivances, devices; tricks or wiles; ins and outs.

ঘাগরা [ ghāgarā ] n a skirt usually worn by an upcountry woman.

ঘাগি [ ghāgi ] a hardened by long practice, invet erate (ঘাগি বদমাশ); veteran, long-expe rienced (ঘাগি খেলোয়ার, ঘাগি কেরানি); punished or convicted repeatedly; con firmed (ঘাগি চোর). ঘাগি হওয়া v. to be hardened or made callous by long practice or experience. ঘাগু same as ঘাগি ।

ঘাঘর [ ghāghara ] n a pair of cymbals.

ঘাট1 [ ghāṭa1 ] n a fault, a slight offence, a failing, a shortcoming; shortage, want (গুণে ঘাট নেই). ঘাট মানা v. to own or acknowl edge a fault or failing; to apologize for a fault or failing. ঘাট হওয়া v. to be in fault.

ঘাট2 [ ghāṭa2 ] n a landing-stage (as on the bank of a river, pond etc.) a ghat, a quay, a wharf, a moorage, a mooring; (of a harmonium) a reed, (of a stringed mu sical instrument) a bridge; a mountain or mountain range (পূর্বঘাট, পশ্চিমঘাট); a mountain-pass, a gorge, a ghat. ̃ওয়াল var. of ঘাটোয়াল । ̃লা n. a brick-built or stone-built landing-stair (as on the bank of a pond). ̃কামান n. the practice (among Hindus) of shaving head, chin etc. of sons when their period of mourning is over. ঘাটের মড়া (lit.) a corpse for cremation or burial; a per son having one-foot in the grave; (as an abuse) a haggard and ghostly-look ing person. সাত ঘাটের জল খাওয়া (fig.) to knock at every door only to be dis appointed or harassed.

ঘাট খরচ [ ghāṭa kharaca ] n funeral expenses.

ঘাটতি [ ghāṭati ] n shortage, shortfall, deficit; fault, flaw, defect (কাজের ঘাটতি).

ঘাটমাঝি [ ghāṭamājhi ] n a ferryman.

ঘাটা [ ghāṭā ] n (used as a sfx.) a quay, a wharf, a moorage (জাহাজঘাটা).

ঘাটোয়াল [ ghāṭōẏāla ] n a wharfinger; a guard of an outpost; a collector of toll from pil grims. fem. ঘাটোয়ালি1 । ঘাটোয়ালি2 n. the profession or post of a wharfinger; land held on condition of service as a wharfinger; fem. of ঘাটোয়াল ।

ঘাড় [ ghāḍ় ] n the nape of the neck; the neck; the shoulder. ঘাড় ঝাঁকানো v. to shrug. ঘাড় ধরা v. to seize by the neck. ঘাড় ধরে করানো v. to compel or force (a person) to do. ঘাড় নাড়া v. to nod (to indicate acquiescence or refusal or affirmation or negation). ঘাড় ভাঙা v. to cause to spend for oneself (through fraudulence, cajolement etc.). ঘাড়ে করা v. to take upon the shoulder, to shoul der. ঘাড়ে-গর্দানে এক stubbily built; short-necked. ঘাড় চাপা, ঘাড়ে পড়া v. to come or fall upon the shoulder as a burden. ঘাড়ে চাপানো v. to place upon the shoulder of another, to impose a burden on another. ঘাড়ে নেওয়া same as ঘাড়ে করা । ̃ধাক্কা n. a push out by the neck; expulsion. ঘাড়ধাক্কা দেওয়া v. to push out by the neck; to expel.

ঘাত [ ghāta ] n a stroke, a blow; a beating; a wound, a sore, an ulcer; malice; slaughter; killing; murder; (math.) a power. ̃ক n. a slayer, a killer; a mur derer; an executioner. ̃চিহ্ন n. (math.) an index. ̃ন n. act of causing to kill or murder or beat; an implement for beat ing or killing with; a weapon; slaugh ter; murder; sacrificial slaughter; im molation; a stroke, a blow. ☐ a. one who or that which slays or murders, slaying or murdering. ̃-প্রতিঘাত n. ac tion and reaction; striking and restrik ing, blows and counterblows. ̃বল n. (sc.) impulsive force. ̃শ্রেণি n. (sc.) power series. ̃সহ a. capable of bear ing strokes and strains; malleable. ̃স্হান n. a place of execution, an execution dock; a gallows-lee; a slaughter-house.

ঘাতী [ ghātī ] a (used as a sfx.) one who or that which slays or murders (পিতৃঘাতী = pat ricidal, মাতৃঘাতী = matricidal, ভ্রাতৃঘাতী = fratricidal, নরঘাতী = homicidal, আত্মঘাতী = suicidal).

ঘাতুক [ ghātuka ] a cruel; merciless; destroying or killing. ☐ n. an executioner.

ঘাত্য [ ghātya ] a fit to be killed or beaten; (math.) multipliable.

ঘানি [ ghāni ] n a large block of wood used in grinding oil-seeds to express oil from them, a grinding tree (also ঘানিগাছ); an oil-mill (also ঘানিকল). ঘানি টানা, ঘানি ঠেলা v. to move or operate a grinding tree; (fig.) to do an extremely laborious and dull job, to drudge; (fig.) to serve a term of rigorous imprisonment, to serve time. ঘানিতে জোড়া, ঘানিতে জোতা v. to yoke to a grinding tree; (fig.) to put to drudgery. ঘানিতে পড়া v. to be yoked to a grinding tree; (fig.) to be put to drudgery.

ঘাপটি [ ghāpaṭi ] n a lying in wait, an ambush, an ambuscade; feigned sleep. ঘাপটি মারা, ঘাপটি মেরে থাকা v. to lie in wait, to am bush, to ambuscade; to feign sleep.

ঘাবড়ানো [ ghābaḍ়ānō ] v to lose or cause to lose one's balance, to upset mentally; to get ner vous; to be or to cause to be panicky, to be afraid or to frighten; to be taken aback or cause to be taken aback. ঘাবড়ানি n. panic; fright; state of being taken aback.

ঘাম [ ghāma ] n sweat, perspiration. ঘাম দিয়ে জ্বর ছাড়া (lit.) to perspire on the eve of be ing relieved of fever; (fig.) to be re lieved of anxiety or danger. মাথার ঘাম পায়ে ফেলে with the sweat of one's brow.

ঘামা [ ghāmā ] v to sweat, to perspire.

ঘামাচি [ ghāmāci ] n prickly-heat.

ঘামানো [ ghāmānō ] v to cause to perspire. মাথা ঘামানো v. to think hard on a difficult problem, to strain one's brains, to cudgel one's brains.

ঘায়েল [ ghāẏēla ] a wounded; killed; defeated. ঘায়েল করা v. to wound; to overpower; to kill; to defeat.

ঘাস [ ghāsa ] n grass. ঘাস কাটা v. to mow grass; (dero.) to do practically little or no work; to work to no purpose. ঘাস-কাটা কল a mowing machine, a grass-cutter.

ঘাসি [ ghāsi ] a relating to grass, like grass, grassy. ☐ n. a dealer in grass; one who cuts grass, a grass-cutter. ঘাসি-নৌকো a long and narrow boat for carrying chiefly grass, hay etc. and also goods and passengers.

ঘি [ ghi ] n clarified butter (of cow's or buffalo's milk), ghee. ঘিয়ে ভাজা a. fried in ghee; (joc.) very weak, sickly and emaciated (ঘিয়ে ভাজা কুকুর). মাথার ঘি the soft or grey matter within the skull, brains.

ঘিচিঘিচি [ ghicighici ] a closely placed in an inelegant or indecent manner.

ঘিঞ্জি [ ghiñji ] a dense; very closely placed; stuffy; narrow; thickly populated; overcrowded, congested.

ঘিনঘিন [ ghinaghina ] int expressing a feeling of loath ing or detestation. ঘিনঘিন করা v. to be stricken with a feeling of loathing or detestation. ঘিনঘিনে a. that which cre ates a feeling of detestation.

ঘিরা, ঘেরা [ ghirā, ghērā ] v to enclose; to shut in; to sur round; to overcast or pervade ('আকাশ ঘিরে মেঘ জমেছে'); to besiege. ☐ n. an enclosed place or an enclosing device, an enclosure. ☐ a. enclosed; shut in; surrounded; besieged. ঘিরে ফেলা v. to encircle; to besiege.

ঘিলু [ ghilu ] n the soft or grey matter within the skull, brains; (fig.) intelligence.

ঘুংড়িকাশি [ ghuṇḍ়ikāśi ] n hooping-cough, whooping cough.

ঘুঁজি [ ghun̐ji ] n a narrow lane or place or corner; a dirty place or corner (গলিঘুঁজি).

ঘুঁটা, ঘোঁটা [ ghun̐ṭā, ghōn̐ṭā ] v to stir with a pestle in a mor tar; to beat up; to agitate; to search or traverse thoroughly, to rifle, to ran sack. ☐ a. stirred with a pestle in a mortar; beaten up; agitated; thoroughly searched or traversed, rifled, ran sacked. ঘুঁটানো, ঘোঁটানো v. to cause to stir with a pestle in a mortar; to cause to beat up; to cause to agitate; to cause to search or traverse or be searched or be traversed thoroughly, to cause to rifle or ransack or be rifled or be ransacked.

ঘুঁটি [ ghun̐ṭi ] n a piece or pawn in chess and simi lar other games. ঘুঁটি চালা v. to move a piece or pawn.

ঘুঁটে [ ghun̐ṭē ] n a cake of dried dung used as fuel, a dungcake.

ঘুঁটেকুড়ানি, ঘুঁটেকুড়ুনি [ ghun̐ṭēkuḍ়āni, ghun̐ṭēkuḍ়uni ] n (lit.) a woman en gaged in collecting dungcakes; (fig.) a poor and humble woman.

ঘুগনি, ঘুগনিদানা [ ghugani, ghuganidānā ] n a kind of food prepared with pigeon-peas, potato, coconut-ker nel, spices etc. all boiled together.

ঘুঘু [ ghughu ] n the dove; (fig.) a sly and wily per son (লোকটি একটি ঘুঘু); (fig.) a wily and harmful person (বাস্তু ঘুঘু); (fig.) a vet eran (জেলঘুঘু) ঘুঘুর বাসা a dovecot(e); a dove's nest; (fig.) a nasty or dirty place (তার মাথাটা ঘুঘুর বাসা); a den. ঘুঘু দেখেছ, ফাঁদ দেখনি (fig.) you are after the hon eycomb but have forgotten the bees. (কারও) ভিটায় ঘুঘু চরানো to raze someone's homestead to the ground; (fig.) render a person homeless or to ruin him utterly.

ঘুঙুর [ ghuṅura ] n a string of bells worn at the ankle.

ঘুচা, ঘোচা [ ghucā, ghōcā ] v to be destroyed or lost; to cease to exist (শান্তি ঘোচা, আরাম ঘুচে যাওয়া); to pass, to elapse, to come to an end (সুখের দিন ঘোচা); to be removed or dispelled, to lift (আঁধার ঘোচা). ঘুচানো v. to destroy or cause to pass or elapse; to remove or dispel; to cause to re move or dispel.

ঘুটঘুট [ ghuṭaghuṭa ] int expressing deep blackness or darkness. ঘুটঘুট করা v. to be darkening deep. ঘুটঘুটে a. deep; deeply darkening.

ঘুটিং [ ghuṭi ] n calcined lime.

ঘুড়ি1 [ ghuḍ়i1 ] n a paper-kite or a cloth-kite, a kite.

ঘুড়ি2 [ ghuḍ়i2 ] n the mare.

ঘুণ [ ghuṇa ] n a kind of wood-mite or wood worm, termite. ☐ a. expert or well-ex perienced; engaged steadfastly (ঘুণ হয়ে আমার পিছনে লেগেছে). ̃-ধরা a. affected with wood-mite; (fig.) in the process of decaying; worn out. ঘুণ ধরা v. to be af fected with wood-mite. ঘুণে ধরা v. to be affected with wood-mite; to decay. ঘুণাক্ষর n. a small mark on timber made by wood-mite; (fig.) a slight hint. ঘুনাক্ষরে adv. even slightly, to the slight est extent.

ঘুন্টি [ ghunṭi ] n a button usu. made of cloth; a very small bell.

ঘুনশি [ ghunaśi ] n a coloured thread worn round the waist (cp. a girdle).

ঘুনি [ ghuni ] n a kind of box-like wickertrap used in catching fish.

ঘুপসি [ ghupasi ] a dark and narrow; crouching (ঘুপসি মেরে থাকা). ☐ n. a dark and nar row place.

ঘুম [ ghuma ] n sleep, slumber. ঘুম চটে যাওয়া v. to have one's sleep spoiled. ঘুম দেওয়া, ঘুম লাগানো v. to go to sleep, to sleep. ঘুম পাড়ানো v. to lull to sleep. ঘুম ভাঙা v. to wake up, to awake. ঘুম ভাঙানো v. to rouse from sleep. কাঁচা ঘুম incomplete sleep. ̃কাতুরে a. prone to sleeping overmuch; sleepy; drowsy. ̃ঘোর n. sound sleep; drowsiness. ঘুমানো v. to sleep. ☐ a. sleeping. ঘুমন্ত a. sleeping, asleep. ̃পাড়ানি a. soporific; lulling. ̃পাড়ানি গান a lullaby.

ঘুর [ ghura ] n an instance or act of revolving or reeling; reeling sensation (ঘুর লাগা). ☐ a. winding, sinuous, circuitous; round about, devious (ঘুরপথ); deep (ঘুরঘুট্টি = deep dark). ̃পথ n. a roundabout route. ̃পাক n. whirling, revolving, circular motion. ঘুরপাক খাওয়া, ঘুরপাক দেওয়া v. to revolve or reel, to turn about; to wan der about aimlessly. ̃প্যাঁচ, ঘোরপ্যাঁচ n. intricacy, complication; crookedness, angularity (মনের ঘোরপ্যাঁচ).

ঘুরঘুর1 [ ghuraghura1 ] int expressing (continuous) pry ing movement or act of prying (con tinuously). ঘুরঘুর করা v. to snoop about, to move about constantly trying to get at or pry into something.

ঘুরঘুর2, ঘুরঘুরিয়া, ঘুরঘুরে [ ghuraghura2, ghuraghuriẏā, ghuraghurē ] n a kind of noisy beetle belonging to the family of Cystocirca Gregaria.

ঘুরা, ঘোরা [ ghurā, ghōrā ] v to turn about, to revolve, to spin round; to reel; to ramble, to travel; to grope. ☐ a. roundabout; circuitous, indirect (ঘোরাপথ). ̃ঘুরি n. continuous rambling or travelling; frequentation, continuous coming and going. ঘোরাঘুরি করা v. to ramble or travel continuously; to frequent. ঘুরানো v. to cause to turn about, to revolve, to spin; to cause to reel, to reel; to cause to ramble or travel unnecessarily; to harass. ☐ a. re volving; roundabout, circuitous, indi rect.

ঘুলঘুলি [ ghulaghuli ] n a bay-window.

ঘুষ, ঘুস [ ghuṣa, ghusa ] n a bribe, illegal gratification. ঘুষ খাওয়া, ঘুষ নেওয়া v. to take or accept a bribe. ঘুষ দেওয়া, ঘুস দেওয়া v. to bribe, to grease one's palm.

ঘুষখোর, ঘুসখোর [ ghuṣakhōra, ghusakhōra ] n one who is given to taking bribes.

ঘুসঘুস [ ghusaghusa ] int expressing secrecy or whisper ing. ঘুসঘুস করা v. to move stealthily; to whisper. ঘুসঘুসে a. secret (ঘুসঘুসে ব্যাপার); whispering (ঘুসঘসে আলোচনা); low (ঘুসঘুসে জ্বর); suppressed (ঘুসঘুসে ব্যাথা).

ঘুষা1, ঘুসা1, ঘুসি1, ঘুসো1 [ ghuṣā1, ghusā1, ghusi1, ghusō1 ] n the smallest va riety of the shrimp (also ঘুষো-চিংড়ি, ঘুসো-চিংড়ি).

ঘুসকি, ঘুস্কি [ ghusaki, ghuski ] n. fem a prostitute without a licence; a demirep.

ঘূত্কার [ ghūtkāra ] n the note of the owl, hoot.

ঘূর্ণ [ ghūrṇa ] n a circular movement; a turning about; whirling, revolution, spinning, reeling. ☐ a. circling, turning about, whirling, spinning, reeling. ̃ন n. act of circling or revolving or whirling or reeling continuously. ̃বাত, ̃বায়ু n. a cyclone, a whirlwind. ̃মান a. that which is revolving or reeling.

ঘূর্ণাবর্ত [ ghūrṇābarta ] n a whirlpool, an eddy.

ঘূর্ণায়মান [ ghūrṇāẏamāna ] a that which is revolving or reeling or rolling; that which is being revolved; that which reels or rolls; en gaged in travelling.

ঘূর্ণি [ ghūrṇi ] n an instance or act of circling or turning about or revolving or reeling or rolling; a whirlpool, an eddy; a cy clone. ̃জল n. a whirlpool, an eddy.

̃ঝড় [ ̃jhaḍ় ] n cyclone, hurricane, tornado.

̃বৃষ্টি [ ̃bṛṣṭi ] n rain accompanied by cyclone. ̃ত a. that which is being turned about or revolved or reeled or rolled; turned about, revolved, reeled, rolled. ঘূর্ণিতনয়ন n. rolling eyes (indicating anger). ̃মস্তক n. giddiness; vertigo; confusion, perplexity. ̃পাক n. a turning about, revolution; a whirlpool, an eddy. ̃বাত, ̃বাত্যা, ̃বায়ু n. a cyclone, a whirlwind. ̃রোগ n. giddiness, vertigo.

ঘূর্ণ্যমান [ ghūrṇyamāna ] a that which is being turned about or revolved or rolled.

ঘৃণা [ ghṛṇā ] n hate, hatred; aversion, abhorrence, detestation; dislike; contempt, scorn, repugnance; feeling of shame, self mortification (এত তিরস্কারেও তার ঘৃণা হয় না). ঘৃণা করা v. to hate; to abhor, to de test; to dislike; to despise, to scorn, to look down upon. ঘৃণা হওয়া v. to have a feeling of hate or abhorrence or dislike or repugnance or scorn; to feel shame, to be mortified. ঘৃণার্হ, ঘৃণাস্পদ a. hateful, detestable; contemptible, despicable; base, low.

ঘৃণিত [ ghṛṇita ] a hated or hateful; abhorred, de tested or detestable; disliked; con temptible, despicable; base, low. ঘৃণিত জীবন wretched or repulsively filthy or squalid life.

ঘৃণী [ ghṛṇī ] a one who hates or abhors or detests or dislikes or despises or scorns or looks down upon; (rare) one who takes pity, kind.

ঘৃত [ ghṛta ] n clarified butter (of cow's or buffalo's milk), ghee. ̃কুমারী n. the aloe. ̃পক্ক a. cooked with butter or ghee. ঘৃতাক্ত a. smeared with ghee. ঘৃতান্ন n. rice boiled in clarified butter, pilau. ঘৃতার্চি n. fire. ঘৃতাহুতি n. pouring of ghee in the sacrificial fire, burnt offering of ghee. অগ্নিতে ঘৃতাহুতি দেওয়া (fig.) to add fuel to the fire or the flames.

ঘৃষ্ট [ ghṛṣṭa ] a pounded; trampled on, treaded on; grazed, rubbed; scoured; caused by rubbing or grazing or scouring; (gr.) affricate.

ঘেউ, ঘেউ ঘেউ [ ghēu, ghēu ghēu ] int expressing a barking noise. ☐ n. the bark of a dog. ঘেউ ঘেউ করা v. to bark.

ঘেঁচড়া [ ghēn̐caḍ়ā ] n callosity of skin caused by fre quent rubbing ঘেঁচড়া পড়া. ☐ a. af fected with callosity; disobedient and obstinate (ঘেঁচড়া ছেলে); unfeeling, hardened, callous (মারঘেঁচড়া).

ঘেঁচু [ ghēn̐cu ] n a small and wild esculent root (কচুঘেঁচু); (coll.) nothing, figs (ঘেঁচু করবে).

ঘেঁষ1 [ ghēm̐ṣa1 ] n touch, contact (ঘেঁষে থাকা); indul gence or liberty (ঘেঁষ দেওয়া). ☐ a. touching, close (ঘেঁষ হয়ে বসা).