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)

1. stub, stump of a cornstalk

Etymology 2

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

Noun

గంట • (gaṇṭa) ? (plural గంటలు)

1. bell, gong
2. hour

References

• Brown-1903, Gwynn-1991 (2022) “గంట”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Telugu Dictionaries]