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 (gōpha).

Noun

ਗੁਫਾ (guphā) f

1. cave

Descendants

• Punjabi: guphā

  Gurmukhi script: ਗੁਫਾ

  Shahmukhi script: گُپھا

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਗੁਫਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 101.
• “ਗੁਫਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gupphā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 225