गल्ल

{ gallḥ }

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   galla f The hole made at marbles &c.
   galla m S A cheek. गल्लशष्प n S A whisker.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

गल्ल  m.  m. ( fr. गण्ड) the cheek, viii, 59"> [KāśīKh. viii, 59]; viii, 67"> [Vīrac. viii, 67]; [ŚārṅgP.]
अजगल्लिका    cf..

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

गल्लः [gallḥ]   The cheek; especially, the part of the cheek near the corners of the mouth; [Pt.1.123.] (Rhetoricians consider this word to be ग्राम्य or vulgar; cf. the instance given in K. P.7: ताम्बूलभृतगल्लोऽयं भल्लं जल्पति मानुषः; but cf. Bhavabhūti's use: पातालप्रतिमल्लगल्लविवर- प्रक्षिप्तसप्तार्णवम् [Māl.5.22] ). -Comp.
-चातुरी   a small round pillow to put underneath the cheek.

Shabda-Sagara

गल्ल  m.  ( -ल्लः) The cheek.
    E. गल् to eat, and ल affix; from ला to get or receive.

ROOTS:

गल् ल ला