गुफा
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word गुफा. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word गुफा, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say गुफा in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word गुफा you have here. The definition of the word गुफा will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofगुफा, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: गुफ़ा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- गुफ़ा (gufā)
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸 (*gupphā). Related to Sanskrit गुहा (gúhā, “cave”).
Pronunciation
- (originally) (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʊ.pʰɑː/,
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /ɡʊ.fɑː/,
Noun
गुफा • (guphā) f (Urdu spelling گُپَھا)
Declension
Declension of गुफा (fem ā-stem)
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “गुफा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 156.
- The template Template:R:hi:Caturvedi does not use the parameter(s):
page=179
Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “गुफा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House - Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गुफा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1306
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गुफा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 270
- Platts, John T. (1884) “गुफा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 895
- “गुफा”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gupphā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 225
Nepali
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸 (*gupphā). Related to Sanskrit गुहा (gúhā, “cave”).
Pronunciation
Noun
गुफा • (guphā)
References
- “गुफा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “गुफा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
Old Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸 (*gupphā). Compare Old Punjabi ਗੁਫਾ (guphā), Old Gujarati गफा (gaphā), गुफ (gupha), Old Marathi 𑘐𑘳𑘽𑘣𑘰 (guṃphā), Middle Bengali গোফা (gōpha).
Noun
गुफा (guphā)
Descendants
Further reading
- Jaroslav Strnad (2013) Morphology and Syntax of Old Hindī : Edition and Analysis of One Hundred Kabīr Vānī Poems From Rājasthān (Brill's Indological Library; 45), Leiden, →OCLC, page 530
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gupphā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 225