As a Hindi name
घण्टु · ghaṇṭu · s.m.
A string of bells (such as is tied on an animal's neck by way of ornament) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 937
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a string of bells tied on an elephant's chest as an ornament
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Dictionary citations
ghaṇṭu m. a string of bells tied on an elephant's chest as an ornament, L.
heat, L. (cf. ni-gh˚.)
ghaṇṭu m. (-ṇṭuḥ) 1 A string of bells tied on an elephant's chest, &c. by way of ornament. 2 Heat, light, &c. ghaṇa to shine, Uṇādi affix ṭu.
Alternative readings
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