घन्टा
Nepali
Etymology
From Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā)[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡʱʌ̤ɳʈä]
- Phonetic Devanagari: घण्टा
Noun
घन्टा • (ghanṭā)
- hour
- bell, gong
- (offensive, mildly vulgar) dick, cock
- (mildly vulgar) pathetic, worthless
- कस्तो घन्टा जस्तो गाडी रहेछ।
- kasto ghanṭā jasto gāḍī rahecha.
- The vehicle sucks. (lit. What a pathetic vehicle.)
- कस्तो घन्टा जस्तो गाडी रहेछ।
References
- “घन्टा”, 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