As a deity name
Name 236 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
a bell, &c. (ifc. ā, )
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "ghaṇṭāyai" is the dative of "ghaṇṭā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "ghaṇṭāyai" is the dative of "ghaṇṭa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
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)
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.
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