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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Uncertain; perhaps from Sanskrit गुहा (gúhā) blended with the root गुप् (gup).[1] Also compare Kashmiri ग्वफ् (gwaph).
Noun[edit]
*𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸 (*gupphā)
Descendants[edit]
- Prakrit:
- Khasa Prakrit:
- Nepali: गुफा (guphā)
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Maharastri Prakrit:
- Old Marathi: guṃphā
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Takka Apabhramsa:
- Vracada Apabhramsa:
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
References[edit]
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gupphā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 225