Gujarati

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian قفس (qafas), from Arabic قَفَص (qafaṣ), from Classical Syriac ܩܰܦܣܳܐ (qap̄sā), from Ancient Greek κάψος (kápsos) or Latin capsus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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કફસ (kaphasm

  1. cage
  2. prison, jail
  3. (figurative) body