घंटा

Garhwali

Etymology

From Khasa Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝 (ghaṃṭa)), from Sanskrit घण्टा f (ghaṇṭā).

Noun

घंटा (ghaṇṭām

  1. hour

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝 (ghaṃṭa), from Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʱəɳ.ʈɑː/, [ɡʱɐ̃ɳ.ʈäː]
  • Rhymes: -əɳʈɑː, -ɑː

Noun

घंटा • (ghaṇṭām (Urdu spelling گھنٹہ)

  1. hour
    कितने घंटे हुए हैं?kitne ghaṇṭe hue ha͠i?How many hours have passed?
  2. clock
  3. bell, gong
  4. period (division of school day)
    पहला घंटा गणित का है।pahlā ghaṇṭā gaṇit kā hai.The first period is of maths.
  5. (figuratively) penis

Declension

Declension of घंटा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct घंटा
ghaṇṭā
घंटे
ghaṇṭe
oblique घंटे
ghaṇṭe
घंटों
ghaṇṭõ
vocative घंटे
ghaṇṭe
घंटो
ghaṇṭo

Derived terms

See also

units of time: समय के मात्रक (samay ke mātrak)edit

Adverb

घंटा • (ghaṇṭā) (Urdu spelling گھنٹہ)

  1. nothing at all
    Synonyms: धेला (dhelā), लवड़ा (lavṛā), लंड (laṇḍ)
    रोने से घंटा कुछ नहीं होना जाना।rone se ghaṇṭā kuch nahī̃ honā jānā.(please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

Nepali

Pronunciation

Noun

घंटा • (ghaṇṭā)

  1. 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