gharānā mc dynasty, family [प्रतिष्ठित reputed, सम्पन्‍न well-to-do, शाही royal]; संगीत का ~ school of music.

ghūs fu bribe, illegal gratification; ~ खाना to accept --; ~ देना to bribe; वह ~ लेते पकड़ा गया he was caught taking bribe. [syn. रिश्‍वत]

ghan·ghor a thick [घटा/ बादल clouds, युध्द battle].

ghās fu/c grass [नरम soft, लंबी long/tall, हरी green]; सूखी ~ dry --, hay; ~ उगती है -- grows; ~ काटना, खोदना/छीलना to cut --, (fig.) to do a thing haphazardly/hurriedly; ~ खाना (चरना, सुखाना) to eat (graze, dry) --; ~ का मैदान grass land.

ghisā-piṭā a worn out, hackneyed: ~ लोहा -- iron; घिसी- पिटी मशीन -- machine; घिसे-पिटे पुर्ज़े parts (of a machine).

ghighiyānā vi (a) to falter in speaking. बोलते-बोलते वह घिघियाने लगा he began to falter while speaking. (b) to beseech, to implore: वह घिघियाकर बोला he spoke imploringly.

ghoṭāī f (a) = घोटा (b) charges for pounding: सुरमे की ~ -- antimony.

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.

ghar mc (a) house [ख़ाली empty, कच्चा thatched, पक्का brick-, लकड़ी का wooden]; मेरे ~ आइए please come to my --; ~ किराये पर देना to let a --; ~ किराये पर लेना to rent a --; ~ ख़रीदना (बेचना, बनाना) to buy (sell, build) a --; ~ बन रहा है -- is being built; ~ के आगे in front of the --; ~ के पीछे behind the --; डाकिया ~ -घर जाता

ghugghū I. mc owl. II. a foolish. [see उल्लू which is more common]