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घण्टा ghaṇṭā[S. घण्ट+कः; or घण्टाby change of gender], s.m. A bell; a plate of brass or of mixed metal for striking the hours on, a gong;—a clock;—an hour:—ghaṇṭābajānā, or ghaṇṭādenā, or ghaṇṭāmārnā, To ring a bell; to strike a gong:—ghaṇṭā-śabd, s.m. Bellmetal:—ghaṅṭā-karaṇ, s.m. One who has belllike ears; one whose ears are decorated with bells;—name of an attendant of Skanda;—one of Śiva's attendants (he is supposed to preside over cutaneous complamts, and is worshipped for exemption from them in the month Ćaitra);—name of a Piśāćaattendant on Kuvera:—ghaṇṭā-ghar, s.m. A bell-tower;—clock-tower.
Origin: Hindi