English
ghanta
Ghanta comes from Hindi घंटा ‘hour’, and goes back to Sanskrit घण्टा ‘a bell’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEघण्टा‘a bell’
- Sauraseni Prakritmodern𑀖𑀁𑀝
- Hindic. 1500–presentघंटाghaṇṭā‘hour’
- Englishearliest quotation 1991ghanta
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEघण्टा‘a bell’
- Sauraseni Prakritmodern𑀖𑀁𑀝
- Hindic. 1500–presentघंटाghaṇṭā‘hour’
- Englishearliest quotation 1991ghanta
Earliest quotation: 1991, Chögyam Trungpa, The Heart of the Buddha: “The abhisheka of the ghanta, or bell, is the…”
Every English word from Sanskrit घण्टा
Today it means
noun A type of bell, usually constructed of brass, used in Hindu rituals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit घण्टा / ghanta