ghis-ghis fu dilly-dallying, dilatoriness: तुम्हारी इस ~ से हम तंग हैं we are fed up with this -- of yours; ~ करना to dilly- dally; ~ मत करो, जल्दी बना दो don't dilly-dally, make it quickly.

ghanā a (a) thick [जंगल forest, कोहरा fog, धुँआँ smoke, बादल cloud]; ~ शहर thickly populated city; घनी घास (बुनावट, भौंहें) -- grass (texture, eyebrows); घने बाल -- hair. (b) घनी चोट intensive stroke; ~ संबंध close relationship/connection.

ghāṭ mc (a) ferry, wharf: जहाज़ ~ पर उतरा the ship landed at the --; ~ भाड़ा wharfage; ~ स्टीमर ferry steamer; ~ मारना to avoid wharfage, to smuggle goods; ~ लगना to reach ashore. (b) a bathing place (generally with stairs) at the bank of a river or tank, ghat: काशी or हरिद्वार के ~ --s at Kashi या Haridwar. △ ~ घाट का पानी पीना to acquire varied experience; मौत के ~ उतारना to kill.

ghām mu (a) sunshine: ~ में बैठना to sit in the sun; ~ खाना

(हुआ) ghuṭā (huā) a 1. well pounded [मसाला spices, नमकं salt]. 2. clean shaven; ~ सिर -- head. 3. cunning and clever [आदमी man, कारीगर artisan]. [see घुटना]

¹ ghaṛiyāl mc alligator: ~ मगरमच्छ से भिन्‍न होता है an -- is different from a crocodile. [syn. ग्राह]

ghich·pich I. a (a) clumsy; ~ ढंग -- method; सब चीज़ें ~ रखी थीं all things were placed clumsily. (b) illegible; ~ लिखावट -- writing. II. fu overcowding, congestion: यहाँ बड़ी ~ (मची) है there is great -- here.

ghup a [restricted to अँधेरा] ~ अंधेरा pitch dark; बिजली फ़ेल हो गई ओर घर भर में ~ अंधेरा छा ग़या the electricity failed and there was pitch dark in the whole house.

ghū̃ghaṭ mc (face) veil: भारत में बहुत सी औरतें ~ करती/काढ़ती/निकालती हैं many women in India wear veils; ~ उठाना/खोलना to removed the --; ~ वाली औरत veiled woman.

ghīyā mc gourd; ~ कद्दू pumpkin.