గంట
See also: గంటి, గెంటు, and గుంట
Telugu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡaɳʈa]
- Rhymes: -ట
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
గంట • (gaṇṭa) ? (plural గంటలు)
- stub, stump of a cornstalk
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝 (ghaṃṭa), from Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā).
Noun
గంట • (gaṇṭa) ? (plural గంటలు)
- bell, gong
- hour
References
- "గంట" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 346
- గంట at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)