घड़ियाल
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घड़ियाल¹
- /ɡʱə.ɽɪ.jɑːl/ Hindi, Standard
- [ɡʱɐ.ɽi.jäːl] Hindi, Standard
Rhymes with -ɑːl
Where it comes from
Inherited from Sanskrit घण्टिक (ghaṇṭika) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-lla-).
घड़ियाल²
- /ɡʱə.ɽɪ.jɑːl/ Hindi, Standard
- [ɡʱɐ.ɽi.jäːl] Hindi, Standard
Rhymes with -ɑːl
Where it comes from
Inherited from Sanskrit *घटीताड (*ghaṭītāḍa), from घटी (ghaṭī, “pot, water clock, period of 24 minutes”) + ताड (tāḍa, “blow”).
noun ghaṛiyāl · گھڑیال · घड़ियाल · घड़ियालों
- a plate of bell metal on which, historically, each ghari (period of 24 minutes) measured was struck; gong; bell
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Talk about this word "घड़ियाल." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. घड़ियाल. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2 "घड़ियाल." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2.Cite this
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