घडी

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi घड़ी (ghaṛī). Doublet of घरि (ghari).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡʱʌ̤ɽi]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: घडि

Noun

घडी • (ghaḍī)

  1. clock, watch
  2. moment, occasion
  3. A unit of time equal to twenty four minutes

References

  • घडी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “घडी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “घड़ि”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 153