గంట

See also: గంటి, గెంటు, and గుంట

Telugu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡaɳʈa]
Rhymes: -ట

Etymology 1

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Noun

గంట • (gaṇṭa) ? (plural గంటలు)

stub, stump of a cornstalk

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝 (ghaṃṭa), from Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā).

Noun

గంట • (gaṇṭa) ? (plural గంటలు)

bell, gong
hour

References

"గంట" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 346
గంట at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)

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