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 (gophā).
Noun
ਗੁਫਾ (guphā) f
- cave
Descendants
- Punjabi: guphā
- Gurmukhi: ਗੁਫਾ
- Shahmukhi: گُپھا
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 101.
- “ਗੁਫਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “gupphā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 225.