guṭar·gū̃ fu cooing; कबूतर की ~ -- of a pigeon; ~ करना to coo; कबूतरी ~ करती है the female pigeon --s.

gaṅgā fu Ganga, the river Ganges; पवित्र ~ the sacred --; ~ माता the Mother --; ~ की धारा the current of the --; ~ का यमुना से संगम, ~ यमुना का संगम the confluence of ~ with या and Yamuna. △ ~ उठाना to swear, to take an oath; ~ नहाना to accomplish a difficult task; उलटी ~ बहाना to carry coals to New Castle. [syn. भागीरथी is less common]

guṇ·kārak, गुणकारी guṇ- kārī a (a) effective [ओषधि medicine, चिकित्सा treatment]. (b) beneficial [आब-हवा climate, फल fruit]. [syn. लाभदायक]

gaṇ mc group; शिष्यों का ~ -- of pupils. [usually used to make plural of human beings]; आचार्यगण teachers, शिष्यगण pupils, etc.

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.

gulābīpan mu rosiness; गालों का ~ -- of cheeks.

gã̄ṭh·kaṭ mc pick-pocket. [syn. जेबकट, जेबकतरा, पाकेटमार]

gaṭhan fu build; शरीर को ~ -- of the body, physique. [syn. बनावट]

gardan fc = गरदन q. v.

giṭ·piṭ I. fu chattering; ~ करना to talk in an unintelligible language, (generally) to speak English-like language. II. a unintelligible [बोली speech, भाषा language].