घन्टा

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Nepali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā)[1].

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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.)

References[edit]

  1. ^ “घन्टा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Further reading[edit]

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