Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸

This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps from Sanskrit गुहा (gúhā) blended with the root गुप् (gup). Also compare Kashmiri ग्वफ् (gwaph).

Noun

*𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸 (*gupphā)

1. cave

Descendants

• Prakrit:

  Khasa Prakrit:

  • Nepali: गुफा (guphā)

  Magadhi Prakrit:

  • Assamese: ঘোপা (ghüpa)
  • Middle Bengali: গোফা (gōpha)
    • Bengali: গুফা (gupha), গোফা (gōpha)
  • Maithili: guphā

    Devanagari script: गुफा

    Tirhuta script: 𑒑𑒳𑒤𑒰

  Maharastri Prakrit:

  • Old Marathi: guṃphā

    Devanagari script: गुंफा

    Modi script: 𑘐𑘳𑘽𑘣𑘰

    • Marathi: गुफा (guphā), गुंफा (gumphā)

  Paisaci Prakrit:

  • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Old Punjabi: ਗੁਫਾ (guphā)
      • Punjabi: guphā

        Gurmukhi script: ਗੁਫਾ

        Shahmukhi script: گُپھا

  • Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • Sindhi:

      Arabic script: گُڦا, غُفا

      Devanagari script: गुफा

  Sauraseni Prakrit:

  • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
    • Old Gujarati: गफा (gaphā), गुफ (gupha)
      • Gujarati: ગુફા (guphā)
      • Marwari: गुफा (guphā), गूफा (gūphā)
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Old Hindi: गुफा (guphā)
      • Hindustani: guphā

        Hindi: गुफा

        Urdu: گُپَھا (guphā)