घण्टा
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʱəɳ.ʈɑː/, [ɡʱɐ̃ɳ.ʈäː]
Noun
घण्टा • (ghaṇṭā) m
- alternative spelling of घंटा (ghaṇṭā)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | घण्टा ghaṇṭā |
घण्टे ghaṇṭe |
| oblique | घण्टे ghaṇṭe |
घण्टों ghaṇṭõ |
| vocative | घण्टे ghaṇṭe |
घण्टो ghaṇṭo |
Nepali
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi घंटा (ghaṇṭā).[1] Doublet of घाँडो (ghā̃ḍo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡʱʌ̤ɳʈä]
- Phonetic Devanagari: घण्टा
Noun
घण्टा • (ghaṇṭā)
- hour
- bell, gong
- (offensive, mildly vulgar) dick, cock
- (mildly vulgar) pathetic, worthless
- कस्तो घण्टा जस्तो गाडी रहेछ।
- kasto ghaṇṭā jasto gāḍī rahecha.
- The vehicle sucks.
- (literally, “What a pathetic vehicle.”)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “घण्टा”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 153
Further reading
- “घण्टा”, 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
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ঘণ্টা (Assamese script)
- ᬖᬡ᭄ᬝᬵ (Balinese script)
- ঘণ্টা (Bengali script)
- 𑰑𑰜𑰿𑰘𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀖𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဃဏ္ဋာ (Burmese script)
- ઘણ્ટા (Gujarati script)
- ਘਣ੍ਟਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦓꦟ꧀ꦛꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂐𑂝𑂹𑂗𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಘಣ್ಟಾ (Kannada script)
- ឃណ្ដា (Khmer script)
- ຆຓ຺ຏາ (Lao script)
- ഘണ്ടാ (Malayalam script)
- ᢚᠠᢏᢞᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘑𑘜𑘿𑘘𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠾᠠᢏᢌᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦱𑦼𑧠𑦸𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐑𑐞𑑂𑐚𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଘଣ୍ଟା (Odia script)
- ꢕꢠ꣄ꢜꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆔𑆟𑇀𑆛𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖑𑖜𑖿𑖘𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ඝණ්ටා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩟𑩪 𑪙𑩦𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚍𑚘𑚶𑚔𑚭 (Takri script)
- க⁴ண்டா (Tamil script)
- ఘణ్టా (Telugu script)
- ฆณฺฏา (Thai script)
- གྷ་ཎྚཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒒𑒝𑓂𑒙𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨎𑨘𑩇𑨔𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Probably onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɡʱɐɳ.ʈɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɡʱɐɳ.ʈɑː/
Noun
घण्टा • (ghaṇṭā) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | घण्टा (ghaṇṭā) | घण्टे (ghaṇṭe) | घण्टाः (ghaṇṭāḥ) |
| accusative | घण्टाम् (ghaṇṭām) | घण्टे (ghaṇṭe) | घण्टाः (ghaṇṭāḥ) |
| instrumental | घण्टया (ghaṇṭayā) घण्टा¹ (ghaṇṭā¹) |
घण्टाभ्याम् (ghaṇṭābhyām) | घण्टाभिः (ghaṇṭābhiḥ) |
| dative | घण्टायै (ghaṇṭāyai) | घण्टाभ्याम् (ghaṇṭābhyām) | घण्टाभ्यः (ghaṇṭābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | घण्टायाः (ghaṇṭāyāḥ) घण्टायै² (ghaṇṭāyai²) |
घण्टाभ्याम् (ghaṇṭābhyām) | घण्टाभ्यः (ghaṇṭābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | घण्टायाः (ghaṇṭāyāḥ) घण्टायै² (ghaṇṭāyai²) |
घण्टयोः (ghaṇṭayoḥ) | घण्टानाम् (ghaṇṭānām) |
| locative | घण्टायाम् (ghaṇṭāyām) | घण्टयोः (ghaṇṭayoḥ) | घण्टासु (ghaṇṭāsu) |
| vocative | घण्टे (ghaṇṭe) | घण्टे (ghaṇṭe) | घण्टाः (ghaṇṭāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “घण्टा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 375/3.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 167-8