घंटा

घंटा

See also: घाट, घाटी, घट्, घंटी, and घंटे

Garhwali

Etymology

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

Noun

घंटा (ghaṇṭā) m

1. hour

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Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡʱəɳʈa(ː)]

Noun

घंटा • (ghaṇṭā) m (Urdu spelling گھنٹہ‎)

1. hour

   कितने घंटे हुए हैं? ― kitne ghaṇṭe hue ha͠i? ― How many hours have passed?

2. clock
3. bell, gong

Declension

Declension of घंटा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घंटा ghaṇṭā	घंटे ghaṇṭe
oblique	घंटे ghaṇṭe	घंटों ghaṇṭõ
vocative	घंटे ghaṇṭe	घंटो ghaṇṭo

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Nepali

Etymology

From Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā)[1].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʱʌ̤ɳʈä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: घण्टा

Noun

घंटा • (ghaṇṭā)

1. hour
2. bell, gong
3. (offensive, mildly vulgar) dick, cock
4. (mildly vulgar) pathetic, worthless

   कस्तो घंटा जस्तो गाडी रहेछ।

   kasto ghaṇṭā jasto gāḍī rahecha.

   The vehicle sucks. (lit. What a pathetic vehicle.)

References

1. “घंटा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Further reading

• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “घन्टा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar