< Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit
Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
Uncertain; perhaps from Sanskrit गुहा (gúhā) blended with the root गुप् (gup).[1] Also compare Kashmiri ग्वफ् (gwaph).
Noun
*𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸 (*gupphā)
- cave
Descendants
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Bengali: গুফা (gupha), গোফা (gopha)
- Maharastri Prakrit:
- Marathi: गुफा (guphā)
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Gujarati: ગુફા (guphā)
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: गुफा (guphā)
- Urdu: گپها (guphā)
- Nepali: गुफा (guphā)
- Punjabi: ਗੁਫਾ (guphā)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “gupphā (4204)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press