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Garhwali
Etymology
From Khasa Prakrit (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝 (ghaṃṭa)), from Sanskrit घण्टा f (ghaṇṭā).
Noun
घंटा (ghaṇṭā) m
- hour
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝 (ghaṃṭa), from Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā).
Pronunciation
Noun
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
Declension of घंटा (masc ā-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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घंटा
ghaṇṭā
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घंटे
ghaṇṭe
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| oblique
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घंटे
ghaṇṭe
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घंटों
ghaṇṭõ
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| vocative
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घंटे
ghaṇṭe
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घंटो
ghaṇṭo
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See also
- (units of time) समय के मात्रक (samay ke mātrak); बरस (baras, “year”) / साल (sāl, “year”), मास (mās, “month”) / महीना (mahīnā, “month”), सप्ताह (saptāh, “week”), दिन (din, “day”), घंटा (ghaṇṭā, “hour”), मिनट (minaṭ, “minute”), सैकंड (saikaṇḍ, “second”)
Adverb
घंटा • (ghaṇṭā) (Urdu spelling گھنٹہ)
- nothing at all
- Synonyms: धेला (dhelā), लवड़ा (lavṛā), लंड (laṇḍ)
- रोने से घंटा कुछ नहीं होना जाना। ― rone se ghaṇṭā kuch nahī̃ honā jānā. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghaṇṭā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Etymology
From Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā)[1].
Pronunciation
Noun
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.)
References
- ^ “घंटा”, 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