gilās mc glass, tumbler [ख़ाली empty, गंदा dirty, टूटा हुआ broken, साफ़ clean]; ~ थामना (धोना, लाना) to hold (wash, bring) a --; पानी or दूध का एक ~ a -- of water या milk; शराब का ~ wine --; पीतल का ~ a -- of bronze.

girāvaṭ fu (a) fall, down- fall; मुग़लों की ~ का कारण the cause of Mughal downfall; ~ होना to have a downfall. (b) fall, slump; दरों में ~ -- in prices. (c) degradation; चरित्र की ~ of -- character. [syn. पतन]

gaī f past part. from जाना went; वह घर ~ she went home. cf. वह घर गया he went home.

gavānā vt [caus from गाना], to make someone sing (किसी से).

gop·nīyatā fu secrecy; योजना (निवासस्थान, कार्य) की ~ -- of plans (residence, work).

gap·shap fu tittle-tattle, chit-chat; ~ करना to chat, to indulge in gossiping.

Garīb a & mc poor [आदमी man, घर family, किसान peasant, लड़की girl]; ~ लोग the poor; ~ की कुटिया a poor man's hut; गरीबों की हालत the condition of the poor. [syn. निर्धन]

gadgad a overwhelmed (with joy); ख़ुशी से ~ हो गया was -- with joy; कंठ ~ हो गया his throat was choked (with joy).

gud·gudī fu tickling (sensation), titillation; ~ होना to be tickled: उसकी कहानी से मुझे ~ हो रही थी I was tickled by his story; ~ करना = गुदगुदाना q. v., to tickle: पैरों (गर्दन, पीठ) पर ~ करना to tickle feet (neck, back).

gū̃j fu (a) echo, reverberation; ~ से भर जाना to be filled with --; मकान से आती हुई ~ -- coming from the building. (b) whistle; एक ~ सुनाई दी a -- was heard. (c) humming; भौरों की ~ -- of the bees.