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घड़ी ghaṛī[Prk. घिटआ; S. घिटका], s.f. The space of twenty-fourminutes;—an hour;—time, hour; a small (indefinite) period of time, a moment; an instrument for measuring time; a watch, clock, etc.; a gong;—a subdivision of a village:—ghaṛī-bhar-meṅ, adv. In a moment, in a trice:—ghaṛīthīk karnā, To regulate a watch:—ghaṛī-sāz, s.m. A watch-maker:—ghaṛī-sā’at-kāhonā, To be only for a short time (or for a moment or so), to be on the point of death:—ghaṛīsāf karnā, To clean a watch:—ghaṛīkūknā, To wind a watch:—ghaṛī-ghaṛī, adv. Every now and again; again and again; repeatedly; constantly, every moment:—ghaṛī-men—ghaṛī-meṅ, adv. One moment—another; now—now;—ghaṛī-meṅtolāghaṛī-meṅmāshā, 'At one time an ounce at another a grain'; of a changeable or fickle disposition:—dhūp-ghaṛī, s.f. A sun-dial:—ret-ghaṛī, s.f. A sand-glass, an hour-glass.
Origin: Hindi