घंटा

Garhwali

Etymology

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

Noun

घंटा (ghaṇṭā) m

  1. hour

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱəɳ.ʈɑː/, [ɡʱə̃ɳ.ʈäː]

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

Nepali

Etymology

From Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā)[1].

Pronunciation

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
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