घंटा
Garhwali edit
Etymology edit
From Khasa Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝 (ghaṃṭa)), from Sanskrit घण्टा f (ghaṇṭā).
Noun edit
घंटा (ghaṇṭā) m
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝 (ghaṃṭa), from Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
घंटा • (ghaṇṭā) m (Urdu spelling گھنٹہ)
- hour
- कितने घंटे हुए हैं? ― kitne ghaṇṭe hue ha͠i? ― How many hours have passed?
- clock
- bell, gong
- (figuratively) penis
Declension edit
Declension of घंटा (masc ā-stem)
Adverb edit
घंटा • (ghaṇṭā) (Urdu spelling گھنٹہ)
References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghaṇṭā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā)[1].
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
घंटा • (ghaṇṭā)
- hour
- bell, gong
- (offensive, mildly vulgar) dick, cock
- (mildly vulgar) pathetic, worthless
- कस्तो घंटा जस्तो गाडी रहेछ।
- kasto ghaṇṭā jasto gāḍī rahecha.
- The vehicle sucks. (lit. What a pathetic vehicle.)
- कस्तो घंटा जस्तो गाडी रहेछ।
References edit
- ^ “घंटा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
Further reading edit
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “घन्टा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar