घण्टा

Nepali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived 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

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

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

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]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 167-8
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