Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸

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This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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Uncertain; perhaps from Sanskrit गुहा (gúhā) blended with the root गुप् (gup).[1] Also compare Kashmiri ग्वफ् (gwaph).

Noun

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*𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸 (*gupphā)

  1. cave

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gupphā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 225