𑀕𑀽𑀳

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गूथ (gūtha).

Noun

𑀕𑀽𑀳 (gūha) n (Devanagari गूह)

1. faeces, dung

Descendants

• Central:
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Hindustani:

      Hindi: गुह (guh), गू (gū), गूह (gūh)

      Urdu: گوہ (gūh), گو (gū)

• Eastern:
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Assamese: গু (gu)
    • Bengali: গু (gu)
    • Bihari:
      • Bhojpuri: गूह (gūh)
    • Odia: ଗୁହ (guha), ଘୁଅ (ghua), ଗୁ (gu), ଗଅ (gaa), ଗଇ (gai)
    • Sylheti: ꠉꠥ (gu)
• Northern:
  • Khasa Prakrit:
    • Eastern Pahari:
      • Nepali: गू (gū), गुहु (guhu)
• Northwestern:
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Takka Apabhramsa:
      • Saraiki: گُھوں (ghūṉ), گُوں (gūṉ)
      • Punjabi: gū̃h

        Gurmukhi script: ਗੂੰਹ

        Shahmukhi script: گُون٘ہہ

    • Vracada Apabhramsa:
      • Sindhi: gū̃hu

        Arabic script: گُوڻهُ

        Devanagari script: गूंहु

        • Jadgali: [script needed] (gū)
        • Kachchi: ગૂ (gū)
• Southern:
  • Helu Prakrit:
    • Dhivehi: ގުއި (gui), ގޫ (gū)
    • Sinhalese: ගූ (gū)
  • Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Konkani: gū

      Devanagari script: गू

      Kannada script: ಗೂ

      Latin script: gu

    • Marathi: गू (gū)
• Western:
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Gujarati: ગૂ (gū)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gūtha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “गूह”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].