गुफा
See also: गुफ़ा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- गुफ़ा (gufā)
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸 (*gupphā). Related to Sanskrit गुहा (gúhā, “cave”).
Pronunciation
- (originally) (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʊ.pʰɑː/, [ɡʊ.pʰäː]
- IPA(key): /ɡʊ.fɑː/, [ɡʊ.fäː]
Noun
गुफा • (guphā) f (Urdu spelling گُپَھا)
- cave, cavern
- भालू दौड़ता गुफा में पहुँचा ― bhālū dauṛtā guphā mẽ pahũcā ― The bear ran into the cave.
- Synonyms: गुहा (guhā), खोह (khoh), कंदरा (kandarā)
Declension
Declension of गुफा (fem ā-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | गुफा guphā | गुफाएँ guphāẽ |
oblique | गुफा guphā | गुफाओं guphāõ |
vocative | गुफा guphā | गुफाओ guphāo |
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “गुफा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 156.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “गुफा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 179
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “गुफा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1306
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गुफा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 270
- Platts, John T. (1884), “गुफा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 895
- “गुफा”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gupphā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 225
Nepali
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸 (*gupphā). Related to Sanskrit गुहा (gúhā, “cave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡuɸä]
- Phonetic Devanagari: गुफा
Noun
गुफा • (guphā)
- cave
- ऋषिहरू गुफामा बस्थे।
- r̥ṣiharū guphāmā basthe.
- The sages used to live in caves.
- ऋषिहरू गुफामा बस्थे।
- den, lair
References
- “गुफा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “गुफा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Old Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸 (*gupphā). Compare Old Punjabi ਗੁਫਾ (guphā), Old Gujarati गफा (gaphā), गुफ (gupha), Old Marathi 𑘐𑘳𑘽𑘣𑘰 (guṃphā), Middle Bengali গোফা (gophā).
Noun
गुफा (guphā)
- cave
- c. 1420, Kabīr, Kabīr Vāṇī 372.2:
- का जाटा भसम लेपंन कीयें
कहा गुफा मै बासा- kā jaṭā bhasama lepãna kīyẽ,
kahā guphā mai bāsa - What [is gained] by [displaying] matted hair, by smearing one’s body with ashes?
What [is gained] by living in a cave?
- kā jaṭā bhasama lepãna kīyẽ,
- का जाटा भसम लेपंन कीयें
Descendants
- Hindustani: guphā
- Hindi: गुफा
- Urdu: گُپَھا
Further reading
- Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, OCLC 853683653, page 530
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gupphā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 225