As a deity name
Name 241 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
घंटा · masculine
hour; clock; bell, gong; period (division of school day)
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)
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
hour (a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit घण्टा; per Wiktionary’s etymology record)
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
No corroborated Sanskrit reading of this spelling is established. It resolves as a Hindi word — see “As a Hindi name” above. We say this plainly rather than force a Sanskrit story onto it.
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