As a deity name
Name 236 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
घण्टा · ghaṇṭā · s.m.
A bell; a plate of brass or of mixed metal for striking the hours on, a gong — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 937
घंटा · masculine
hour; clock; bell, gong; period (division of school day)
घण्टा · masculine
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit घण्टा — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑀁𑀝 (ghaṃṭa), from Sanskrit घण्टा (ghaṇṭā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
ghaṇṭā f. a bell, MBh.; R. &c. (ifc. f(ā). , MBh. xiv; R. vi)
a plate of iron or mixed metal struck as a clock, W. (cf. ghaṭī)
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a bell, &c. (ifc. ā, )
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "ghaṇṭā" is the feminine form of "ghaṇṭa" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
ghaṇṭā f. a bell, MBh.; R. &c. (ifc. f(ā). , MBh. xiv; R. vi)
a plate of iron or mixed metal struck as a clock, W. (cf. ghaṭī)
Bignonia suaveolens, L.
Lida cordifolia or rhombifolia, L.
Uraria lagopodioides, L.
ghaṇṭa m. (for hantra?) N. of Śiva, MBh. xii, 10377 and 10419; Hariv. 14884 (cf. ghaṭin)
a kind of dish (sort of sauce, vegetables made into a pulp and mixed with turmeric and mustard seeds and capsicums; cf. matsya-), W.
Alternative readings
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