গুহা

Assamese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit গুহা (gúhā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.ɦa/

Noun

গুহা • (guha)

1. a cave, cavern

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit গুহা (guhā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡuha/, [ɡuhaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡuha/, [ɡuhaˑ]

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Noun

গুহা • (guha)

1. an earthhole

   Synonym: গুফা (gupha)

2. a cave of a hill or mountain

   Synonym: গুফা (gupha)

3. a den of wild beasts
4. (figurative) a lonely place, solitude; a hidden retreat, lair
5. (figurative) the innermost region (said of the mind, etc.)

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative	গুহা (guha)
objective	গুহা / গুহাকে (guha (semantically general or indefinite) / guhake (semantically definite))
genitive	গুহার (guhar)
locative	গুহাতে / গুহায় (guhate / guhaẏ)
definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	গুহাটি , গুহাটা (guhaṭi, guhaṭa)	গুহাগুলি, গুহাগুলা, গুহাগুলো (guhaguli, guhagula, guhagulō)
objective	গুহাটি, গুহাটা (guhaṭi, guhaṭa)	গুহাগুলি, গুহাগুলা, গুহাগুলো (guhaguli, guhagula, guhagulō)
genitive	গুহাটির, গুহাটার (guhaṭir, guhaṭar)	গুহাগুলির, গুহাগুলার, গুহাগুলোর (guhagulir, guhagular, guhagulōr)
locative	গুহাটিতে, গুহাটাতে, গুহাটায় (guhaṭite, guhaṭate, guhaṭaẏ)	গুহাগুলিতে, গুহাগুলাতে, গুহাগুলায়, গুহাগুলোতে (guhagulite, guhagulate, guhagulaẏ, guhagulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Related terms

• গুফা (gupha)
• গুম্ফা (gumpha)