𑘐𑘳𑘽𑘣𑘰
Old Marathi
editEtymology
editInherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸 (*gupphā). Compare Old Hindi गुफा (guphā), Old Gujarati गफा (gaphā), गुफ (gupha), Old Punjabi ਗੁਫਾ (guphā), Middle Bengali গোফা (gōpha).
Noun
edit𑘐𑘳𑘽𑘣𑘰 (guṃphā) f (Devanagari गुंफा)
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “गुंफा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999, page 205.