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

gagan mu [poetic, = आकाश which is more common; in compounds]

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]

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

god fc (a) lap; माँ की ~ mother's --; उसकी ~ में बच्चा है she has a child in/on her -- या at the breast. (b) bosom; बच्चे को ~ में उठाया took the child to his/her --. △ ~ फैलाना to beg; किसी को ~ बैठाना/लेना to adopt someone as a child; ~ सूनी रह जाना to lose a child.

Galat·fah·mi fu misunderstanding; कोई ~ है there is some -- उसे ~ है he has misunderstood it.

granth mc book [अप्रकाशित unpublished, पुराना old, बड़ा big/voluminous]; हस्तलिखित ~ manuscript; नये ग्रंथों का प्रकाशन publication of new --s; ग्रंथों का संग्रह collection of --s, हम ~ लेते (पढ़ते, लिखते) हैं we take (read, write) books. [syn. पुस्तक, किताब]

garmāgaram a (a) very hot, over hot [चाय tea, कॉफी coffee]. (b) fresh [ख़बर news]. (c) heated [बहस discussion].

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].

gã̄ī˜tī fc pick-axe; ~ से कड़ी जमीन खोदना to dig hard soil with a --.