ਗੁਫਾ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸 (*gupphā). Compare Old Hindi गुफा (guphā), Old Gujarati गफा (gaphā), गुफ (gupha), Old Marathi 𑘐𑘳𑘽𑘣𑘰 (guṃphā), Middle Bengali গোফা (gōpha).

Noun

ਗੁਫਾ (guphā) f

  1. cave

Descendants
  • Punjabi: guphā
    Gurmukhi script: ਗੁਫਾ
    Shahmukhi script: گُپھا

Further reading
  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਗੁਫਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 101.
  • “ਗੁਫਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gupphā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 225
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