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hour meaning in Sanskrit

घण्टा ghaṇṭā

/aː(ɹ)//aʊə/

hour in Sanskrit: घण्टा (ghaṇṭā). In English, hour means a unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).

Sanskrit words for hour

time period of sixty minutes
घण्टा ghaṇṭā

English meaning of hour

  1. noun A unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).
  2. noun A season, moment, or time.
  3. noun The time.
  4. noun Used after a two-digit hour and a two-digit minute to indicate time.

Full definition of hour

hour in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: microcentury (humorous approximation)
  • I spent an hour at lunch.
  • There's a bus at 20 past the hour.

Synonyms of hour

hour in other languages

Questions about hour in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of hour in Sanskrit?
Hour in Sanskrit is घण्टा (ghaṇṭā).
hour इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Hour: घण्टा (ghaṇṭā).
What does hour mean in English?
Hour means a unit of time of one twenty-fourth of a day (sixty minutes).

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