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

gaur a white, fair; ~ वर्ण -- colour; [pedantically used in गौरांग white-man and गौरांगी white woman (European or American) more common is गोरा]

gõd m (f)u/c glue, gum; ~ चिपचिपा होता है -- is sticky; ~ से हम काग़ज़ चिपकाते हैं we stick papers with --; ~ लगाना to apply --; ~ की शीशी a bottle of --; ~ -सा gummy: ~ -सा आटा gummy flour.

gāīrat fu honour, modesty; उसे ~ नहीं है he has no sense of --; वह बे-ग़ैरत आदमी है he is a shameless fellow.

Gāīr I. m (f) stranger, outsider; हम ~ नहीं हैं we are not --s; ~ समझना to regard one as a stranger. II. a other; ~ आदमी other people; ~ इल़ाक़ा other's zone. III. pref. [with adjectives] not, non-; ~ -आबाद unpopulated, ~ -जरूरी unnecessary, ~ -सरकारी nonofficial, ~ ज़िम्मेदार irresponsible, etc.

gāgar fc pitcher = गगरा q. v. △ ~ में सागर भरना to express much in a few words.

Gallā m grain; ग़ल्ले की दुकान -- shop. [no pl., syn. अनाज]

gaṭh·nā vi (a) to be mended; जूता गठा गया the shoe was mended. (b) to join together; गठा हुआ शरीर well-jointed/muscular body.

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]

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]