घंटा
Garhwali
Etymology
From Khasa Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝 (ghaṃṭa)), from Sanskrit घण्टा f (ghaṇṭā).
Noun
घंटा (ghaṇṭā) m
Hindi
Alternative forms
- घण्टा (ghaṇṭā)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝 (ghaṃṭa), from Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʱəɳ.ʈɑː/, [ɡʱɐ̃ɳ.ʈäː]
- Rhymes: -əɳʈɑː, -ɑː
Noun
घंटा • (ghaṇṭā) m (Urdu spelling گھنٹہ)
- hour
- कितने घंटे हुए हैं? ― kitne ghaṇṭe hue ha͠i? ― How many hours have passed?
- clock
- bell, gong
- period (division of school day)
- पहला घंटा गणित का है। ― pahlā ghaṇṭā gaṇit kā hai. ― The first period is of maths.
- (figuratively) penis
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | घंटा ghaṇṭā |
घंटे ghaṇṭe |
| oblique | घंटे ghaṇṭe |
घंटों ghaṇṭõ |
| vocative | घंटे ghaṇṭe |
घंटो ghaṇṭo |
Derived terms
- घंटाघर (ghaṇṭāghar, “clock tower; bell tower”)
See also
Adverb
घंटा • (ghaṇṭā) (Urdu spelling گھنٹہ)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghaṇṭā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Pronunciation
Noun
घंटा • (ghaṇṭā)
- alternative form of घण्टा (ghaṇṭā)
Further reading
- “घंटा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “घन्टा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar