गुहा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुहा (gúhā).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

गुहा • (guhā) f (Urdu spelling گہا)

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

Declension

Declension of गुहा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गुहा guhā	गुहाएँ guhāẽ
oblique	गुहा guhā	गुहाओं guhāõ
vocative	गुहा guhā	गुहाओ guhāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गुहा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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 (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	गुहा guhā
direct plural	गुहा guhā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	गुहा guhā		गुहा guhā
oblique सामान्यरूप	गुहे guhe		गुहां- guhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	गुहेला guhelā		गुहांना guhānnā
ergative	गुहेने, गुहेनं guhene, guhena		गुहांनी guhānnī
instrumental	गुहेशी guheśī		गुहांशी guhānśī
locative सप्तमी	गुहेत guhet		गुहांत guhāt
vocative संबोधन	गुहे guhe		गुहांनो guhānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of गुहा (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	गुहेचा guheċā	गुहेचे guheċe	गुहेची guhecī	गुहेच्या guhecā	गुहेचे, गुहेचं guheċe, guheċa	गुहेची guhecī	गुहेच्या guhecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	गुहांचा guhānċā	गुहांचे guhānċe	गुहांची guhāñcī	गुहांच्या guhāncā	गुहांचे, गुहांचं guhānċe, guhānċa	गुहांची guhāñcī	गुहांच्या guhāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गुहा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• 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

Alternative scripts

• গুহা (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬸᬳᬵ (Balinese script)
• গুহা (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰲𑰮𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀼𑀳𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဂုဟာ (Burmese script)
• ગુહા (Gujarati script)
• ਗੁਹਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦸꦲꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂳𑂯𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಗುಹಾ (Kannada script)
• គុហា (Khmer script)
• ຄຸຫາ (Lao script)
• ഗുഹാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᡠᡥᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘳𑘮𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠤᠾᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧔𑧎𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐸𑐴𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଗୁହା (Odia script)
• ꢔꢸꢲꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆶𑆲𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖲𑖮𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ගුහා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑩒𑪂𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚰𑚩𑚭 (Takri script)
• கு³ஹா (Tamil script)
• గుహా (Telugu script)
• คุหา (Thai script)
• གུ་ཧཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒳𑒯𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨃𑨱𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡú.ɦɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.ɦɑː/

Noun

गुहा • (gúhā) stem, 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 / गुहायै² gúhāyāḥ / gúhāyai²	गुहाभ्याम् gúhābhyām	गुहाभ्यः gúhābhyaḥ
Genitive	गुहायाः / गुहायै² gúhāyāḥ / gúhāyai²	गुहयोः gúhayoḥ	गुहानाम् gúhānām
Locative	गुहायाम् gúhāyām	गुहयोः gúhayoḥ	गुहासु gúhāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

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: guhā (learned)
  • Javanese: ꦒꦸꦮ (guwa)
  • → Balinese: ᬕᬸᬯ (gua)
• → Old Tamil:
  • Tamil: குகை (kukai)
• → Odia: ଗୁହା (guhā) (learned)
• → Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer: [script needed] (guhā), [script needed] (guha), [script needed] (gūha) (learned)
  • Old Khmer: gohā, gūha, guhā
    • Khmer: គុហា (kuhiə)
    • → Lao: ຄູຫາ (khū hā)
    • → Thai: คูหา (kuu-hǎa)
• → Telugu: గుహ (guha) (learned)