ગુફા

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• ગફા (gaphā)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati गफा (gaphā), गुफ (gupha), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸 (*gupphā). Cognate with Bengali গুফা (gupha), Hindustani گپھا / गुफा (guphā), Marathi गुंफा (gumphā), Marwari गुफा (guphā), Nepali गुफा (guphā), Punjabi گپھا / ਗੁਫਾ (guphā), and Sindhi گُڦا (guphā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.pʰɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑ
• Hyphenation: ગુ‧ફા

Noun

ગુફા • (guphā)

1. cave, cavern

   Synonyms: ગુહા (guhā), ખો (kho)

Derived terms

• ગુફામંદિર (guphāmandir)

 

Further reading

• “ગુફા”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gupphā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 225