गुफा
See also: गुफ़ा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- (common): गुफ़ा (gufā)
Noun
गुफा • (guphā) f (Urdu spelling گفا)
- cave
- भालू दौड़ता गुफा में पहुँचा ― bhālū dauṛtā guphā mẽ pahũcā ― the bear ran into the cave
Synonyms
(less common): खोह (khoh), कंदरा (kandrā)
Nepali
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *guppʰā. Related to Sanskrit गुहा (guhā, “cave”).
Noun
गुफा • (guphā)
- cave
- गुफा पस्नु ― guphā pasnu ― to live apart (as before marriage or after a death)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gupphā (4204)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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