घण्टिक

Sanskrit

Etymology

Derived from घण्ट (ghaṇṭa)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɐɳ.ʈi.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʱɐɳ.ʈi.kɐ/
• Hyphenation: घण्‧टि‧क

Noun

घण्टिक • (ghaṇṭika) stem, m

1. crocodile, gharial

   Synonym: कुम्बीर (kumbīra)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घण्टिक (ghaṇṭika)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	घण्टिकः ghaṇṭikaḥ	घण्टिकौ / घण्टिका¹ ghaṇṭikau / ghaṇṭikā¹	घण्टिकाः / घण्टिकासः¹ ghaṇṭikāḥ / ghaṇṭikāsaḥ¹
Vocative	घण्टिक ghaṇṭika	घण्टिकौ / घण्टिका¹ ghaṇṭikau / ghaṇṭikā¹	घण्टिकाः / घण्टिकासः¹ ghaṇṭikāḥ / ghaṇṭikāsaḥ¹
Accusative	घण्टिकम् ghaṇṭikam	घण्टिकौ / घण्टिका¹ ghaṇṭikau / ghaṇṭikā¹	घण्टिकान् ghaṇṭikān
Instrumental	घण्टिकेन ghaṇṭikena	घण्टिकाभ्याम् ghaṇṭikābhyām	घण्टिकैः / घण्टिकेभिः¹ ghaṇṭikaiḥ / ghaṇṭikebhiḥ¹
Dative	घण्टिकाय ghaṇṭikāya	घण्टिकाभ्याम् ghaṇṭikābhyām	घण्टिकेभ्यः ghaṇṭikebhyaḥ
Ablative	घण्टिकात् ghaṇṭikāt	घण्टिकाभ्याम् ghaṇṭikābhyām	घण्टिकेभ्यः ghaṇṭikebhyaḥ
Genitive	घण्टिकस्य ghaṇṭikasya	घण्टिकयोः ghaṇṭikayoḥ	घण्टिकानाम् ghaṇṭikānām
Locative	घण्टिके ghaṇṭike	घण्टिकयोः ghaṇṭikayoḥ	घण्टिकेषु ghaṇṭikeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Central:
  • Hindustani: ghaṛyāl, ghariār
    • Hindi: घड़्याल, घड़्यार
    • Urdu: گھَڑْیَال, گھَڑْیَار
• Eastern:
  • Assamese: ঘঁৰিয়াল (ghõrial), ঘঁড়িয়াল (ghõrial)
  • Bengali: ঘড়িয়াল (ghoṛiẏal)
  • Odia: ଘଡ଼ିଆଳ (ghaṛiāḷa)
• Southern:
  • Sindhi: ghaṛyālu

    Arabic script: گھَڙيَالُ

    Devanagari script: घर्यालु

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghantika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 238