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

Noun

ગુફા • (guphā)

  1. cave, cavern
    Synonyms: ગુહા (guhā), ખો (kho)

Derived terms

  • ગુફામંદિર (guphāmandir)

Further reading