2. gir mfn. (√ 2. gF ) ifc. ‘swallowing’, see gara- and muhur-gi/r .
gir a. [ gF-kvip vA wAp ] Ved. Addressing, invoking. — f. ( nom. sing. gIH ; instr. dual gIrByAM &c.) 1 Speech, words, language; vacasyavasite tasmin sasarja giramAtmaBUH Ku. 2. 53 ; 3. 72 ; BavatInAM sUnftayEva girA kftamAtiTyaM Ś. 1 ; pravfttisArAH Kalu mAdfSAM giraH Ki. 1. 25 ; Śi. 2. 15 ; Y. 1. 71. 2 Invocation, praise, song. 3 N. of Sarasvatī, the goddess of speech and learning. Comp. — devI ( gIrdevI ) Sarasvatī, the goddess of speech. — patiH , (written as gIHpatiH, gIzpatiH and gIrpatiH ) 1 N. of Bṛhaspati, the preceptor of the gods. 2 a learned man so girISaH, -raTaH (gIraTaH) N. of Bṛhaspati. — vA (bA) RaH ( gIrvARa ) a god, deity; parimalo gIrvARacetoharaH Bv. 1. 63 , 84. °kusumaM cloves.