गुहा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुहा (gúhā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʊ.ɦɑː/, [ɡʊ.ɦäː]

Noun

गुहा (guhā) f (Urdu spelling گہا)

  1. (geography) grotto; cave
  2. (anatomy) cavity

Declension

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुहा (gúhā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡu.ɦa/, [ɡuːa]

Noun

गुहा (guhā) f

  1. cave; cavern

Declension

Declension of गुहा (guhā)
direct
singular
गुहा
guhā
direct
plural
गुहा
guhā
singular plural
nominative गुहा
guhā
गुहा
guhā
oblique गुहे-
guhe-
गुहां-
guhāN-
dative गुहेला
guhelā
गुहांना
guhāNnā
ergative गुहेने
guhene
गुहांनी
guhāNni
instrumental गुहेशी
guheśi
गुहांशी
guhāNśi
locative गुहेत
guhet
गुहांत
guhāNt
vocative गुहे
guhe
गुहांनो
guhāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of गुहा
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject गुहेचा
guheċā
गुहेचे
guhece
गुहेची
guheci
गुहेच्या
guheca
गुहेचे, गुहेचं
guhece, guheċa
गुहेची
guheci
गुहेच्या
guheca
plural subject गुहांचा
guhāNċā
गुहांचे
guhāNce
गुहांची
guhāNci
गुहांच्या
guhāNca
गुहांचे, गुहांचं
guhāNce, guhāNċa
गुहांची
guhāNci
गुहांच्या
guhāNca
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “गुहा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), गुहा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), गुहा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root गुह् (guh, to hide, conceal), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰawȷ́ʰ- (to hide, conceal). See गूहति (gū́hati) for cognates.

Pronunciation

Noun

गुहा (gúhā) f

  1. hiding place, cave, cavern

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of गुहा (gúhā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative गुहा
gúhā
गुहे
gúhe
गुहाः
gúhāḥ
Vocative गुहे
gúhe
गुहे
gúhe
गुहाः
gúhāḥ
Accusative गुहाम्
gúhām
गुहे
gúhe
गुहाः
gúhāḥ
Instrumental गुहया / गुहा¹
gúhayā / gúhā¹
गुहाभ्याम्
gúhābhyām
गुहाभिः
gúhābhiḥ
Dative गुहायै
gúhāyai
गुहाभ्याम्
gúhābhyām
गुहाभ्यः
gúhābhyaḥ
Ablative गुहायाः
gúhāyāḥ
गुहाभ्याम्
gúhābhyām
गुहाभ्यः
gúhābhyaḥ
Genitive गुहायाः
gúhāyāḥ
गुहयोः
gúhayoḥ
गुहानाम्
gúhānām
Locative गुहायाम्
gúhāyām
गुहयोः
gúhayoḥ
गुहासु
gúhāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: guhā
    • Burmese: ဂူ (gu) (learned)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Gujarati: ગોહ (goh)
  • Assamese: গুহা (guha) (learned)
  • Bengali: গুহা (guha) (learned)
  • Classical Malay: ݢوا (gua) (learned)
    • Brunei Malay: gua
    • Malay: gua
      • Indonesian: gua
      • Bau Bidayuh: gua
      • Central Melanau: gua
  • Hindustani: (learned)
    Hindi: गुहा (guhā)
    Urdu: گہا (guhā)
  • Kannada: ಗುಹೆ (guhe) (learned)
  • Malayalam: ഗുഹ (guha) (learned)
  • Marathi: गुहा (guhā) (learned)
  • Nepali: गुहा (guhā) (learned)
  • Old Javanese: [script needed] (guhā) (learned)
    • Javanese: ꦒꦸꦮ (guwa)
    • Balinese: ᬕᭀᬯ (or directly from Sanskrit)
  • Old Tamil:
  • Oriya: ଗୁହା (guha) (learned)
  • Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer: [script needed] (guhā), [script needed] (guha), [script needed] (gūha) (learned)
  • Telugu: గుహ (guha) (learned)
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