घण्टा

Nepali

Alternative forms

• घन्टा (ghanṭā), घंटा (ghaṇṭā)

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʱʌ̤ɳʈä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: घण्टा

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.)

Further reading

• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “घन्टा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ঘণ্টা (Assamese script)
• ᬖᬡ᭄ᬝᬵ (Balinese script)
• ঘণ্টা (Bengali script)
• 𑰑𑰜𑰿𑰘𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀖𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဃဏ္ဋာ (Burmese script)
• ઘણ્ટા (Gujarati script)
• ਘਣ੍ਟਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦓꦟ꧀ꦛꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂐𑂝𑂹𑂗𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಘಣ್ಟಾ (Kannada script)
• ឃណ្ដា (Khmer script)
• ຆຓ຺ຏາ (Lao script)
• ഘണ്ടാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢚᠠᢏᢞᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘑𑘜𑘿𑘘𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠾᠠᢏᢌᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦱𑦼𑧠𑦸𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐑𑐞𑑂𑐚𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଘଣ୍ଟା (Odia script)
• ꢕꢠ꣄ꢜꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆔𑆟𑇀𑆛𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖑𑖜𑖿𑖘𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ඝණ‍්ටා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩟𑩪 𑪙𑩦𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚍𑚘𑚶𑚔𑚭 (Takri script)
• க⁴ண்டா (Tamil script)
• ఘణ్టా (Telugu script)
• ฆณฺฏา (Thai script)
• གྷ་ཎྚཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒒𑒝𑓂𑒙𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨎𑨘𑩇𑨔𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɐɳ.ʈɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʱɐɳ.ʈɑː/

Noun

घण्टा • (ghaṇṭā) stem, f

1. a bell
2. a plate of iron or mixed metal struck as a clock

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of घण्टा (ghaṇṭā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	घण्टा ghaṇṭā	घण्टे ghaṇṭe	घण्टाः ghaṇṭāḥ
Vocative	घण्टे ghaṇṭe	घण्टे ghaṇṭe	घण्टाः ghaṇṭāḥ
Accusative	घण्टाम् ghaṇṭām	घण्टे ghaṇṭe	घण्टाः ghaṇṭāḥ
Instrumental	घण्टया / घण्टा¹ ghaṇṭayā / ghaṇṭā¹	घण्टाभ्याम् ghaṇṭābhyām	घण्टाभिः ghaṇṭābhiḥ
Dative	घण्टायै ghaṇṭāyai	घण्टाभ्याम् ghaṇṭābhyām	घण्टाभ्यः ghaṇṭābhyaḥ
Ablative	घण्टायाः / घण्टायै² ghaṇṭāyāḥ / ghaṇṭāyai²	घण्टाभ्याम् ghaṇṭābhyām	घण्टाभ्यः ghaṇṭābhyaḥ
Genitive	घण्टायाः / घण्टायै² ghaṇṭāyāḥ / ghaṇṭāyai²	घण्टयोः ghaṇṭayoḥ	घण्टानाम् ghaṇṭānām
Locative	घण्टायाम् ghaṇṭāyām	घण्टयोः ghaṇṭayoḥ	घण्टासु ghaṇṭāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Hindi: घंटा (ghaṇṭā)
• Nepali: घण्टा (ghaṇṭā), घन्टा (ghanṭā), घंटा (ghaṇṭā)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “घण्टा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 375/3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 167-8