𑘐𑘳𑘽𑘣𑘰
Old Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸 (*gupphā). Compare Old Hindi गुफा (guphā), Old Gujarati गफा (gaphā), गुफ (gupha), Old Punjabi ਗੁਫਾ (guphā), Middle Bengali গোফা (gophā).
Noun
𑘐𑘳𑘽𑘣𑘰 (guṃphā) f (Devanagari गुंफा)
- thatched hut
- cave
Descendants
- Marathi: गुफा (guphā), गुंफा (gumphā)
Further reading
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “गुंफा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999, page 205.