घन्टा

Nepali

Etymology

From Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

घन्टा • (ghanṭā)

1. hour
2. bell, gong
3. (offensive, mildly vulgar) dick, cock
4. (mildly vulgar) pathetic, worthless

   कस्तो घन्टा जस्तो गाडी रहेछ।

   kasto ghanṭā 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