Galīchā mc = कालीन q. v.

Gaj·rā mc (a) garland; (b) bracelet of flowers. शहर की औरतें गजरें पहनती हैं city women wear garlands या bracelets of flowers. [dim. गजरी]

guṛ·guṛī fc hubble-bubble, hooqa; ~ में पानी भरा रहता है a -- is kept filled with water; ~ भरना to put tobacco on a --; ~ पीना to smoke a --.

gul mc 1. [never used in isolation; फूल is common] flower; [some names of flowers] ~ ख़ैरा hollyhock, ~ चाँदनी moon flower, ~ दाऊदी small chrysanthemum ~ दोपहरिया marvel of Peru, ~ मेंहदी balsam, ~ लाला poppy flower, △ कोई ~ खिला होगा something untoward must have happened; उसने नया ~ खिलाया he created a new mischief. 2. snuff. (of a wick or candle) △ दिया ~ हो गया the lamp went out; आदमी ~ हो गया the man disappeared, ~ करना to extinguish (a lamp), △ to make away with: वह सारा रुपया ~ कर गया he embezzled the whole amount of money; ~ कतरना/ काटना to snuff a wick or candle.

gul·kārī fc (a) flower-painting; वे ब्रुश से ~ करती हैं they paint flowers with a brush. (b) embroidery; लड़कियाँ धागों से ~ करती हैं girls embroider with threads.

greḍ mc grade; ऊँचा ~ high --; वेतन का ~ grade of pay; अफ़सरों के कई ~ हैं there are several -- s of officers.

guzārish fu [now getting obsolete] request; मेरी ~ है कि it is my -- that, I request that...; ~ करना to request: मैं ~ करता हूँ कि ...I request that... [syn. निवेदन प्रार्थना are getting more popular].

gunḍaī fu = गुंडागर्दी q. v.

Gāīr-ābād a 1. unpopulated [जगह place] 2. untilled [खेत field].

gol·gappā mc a small cake like saltish preparation, golgappa; गोलगप्पे उड़ाना to enjoy --s; ~ -सा chubby: उसका मुँह ~ -सा है his face is chubby, he has a chubby face.