घंटाघर

Hindi

लखनऊ घंटाघर

Alternative forms

• घंटा-घर (ghaṇṭā-ghar), घण्टा-घर (ghaṇṭā-ghar), घण्टाघर (ghaṇṭāghar)

Etymology

From घंटा (ghaṇṭā, “clock; bell”) +‎ घर (ghar, “house”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱəɳ.ʈɑː.ɡʱəɾ/, [ɡʱɐ̃ɳ.ʈäː.ɡʱɐɾ]
• Rhymes: -əɾ

Noun

घंटाघर • (ghaṇṭāghar) m

1. clock tower
2. bell tower

Declension

Declension of घंटाघर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घंटाघर ghaṇṭāghar	घंटाघर, घंटेघर ghaṇṭāghar, ghaṇṭeghar
oblique	घंटाघर, घंटेघर ghaṇṭāghar, ghaṇṭeghar	घंटाघरों, घंटेघरों ghaṇṭāgharõ, ghaṇṭegharõ
vocative	घंटाघर, घंटेघर ghaṇṭāghar, ghaṇṭeghar	घंटाघरो, घंटेघरो ghaṇṭāgharo, ghaṇṭegharo

See also

• धर्मघड़ी (dharmghaṛī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “घंटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 283
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “घंटाघर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1377