ঘণ্টা

Assamese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ঘণ্টা (ghaṇṭā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʱɔn.ta/

Noun

ঘণ্টা • (ghonta)

1. (time) hour
2. (slang) no

Further reading

• “ঘণ্টা”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2^nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.
• “ঘণ্টা”, in xobdo.org, 2006-2024.

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ঘন্টা (ghonṭa)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ঘণ্টা (ghaṇṭā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɔnʈa/, [ɡʱɔɳʈaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɔnta/, [ɡʱɔntaˑ]

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Noun

ঘণ্টা • (ghonṭa)

1. (time) hour
2. bell