घण्टा

Nepali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā)[1].

Pronunciation

Noun

घण्टा • (ghaṇṭā)

  1. hour
  2. bell, gong
  3. (offensive, mildly vulgar) dick, cock
  4. (mildly vulgar) pathetic, worthless
    कस्तो घण्टा जस्तो गाडी रहेछ।
    kasto ghaṇṭā jasto gāḍī rahecha.
    The vehicle sucks. (lit. What a pathetic vehicle.)

References
  1. “घण्टा”, 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
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