guna
English
Etymology
From Sanskrit गुण (guṇá, “quality”).
Pronunciation
Noun
guna (countable and uncountable, plural gunas)
- (Sanskrit linguistics) A lengthening of the simple vowels a, i, u, by prefixing an a element.
- (countable) In Hindu philosophy, any of the three fundamental operating principles or tendencies of prakṛti (universal nature): sattva, rajas, and tamas.
Anagrams
Australian Kriol
Noun
guna
Verb
guna
- to defecate
Balinese
Romanization
guna
- Romanization of ᬕᬸᬡ
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
Noun
gunâ (Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜈ)
See also
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
guna
- a type of bolo knife, shorter and smaller than a sundang and with a blunt point, primarily used for weeding, digging and loosening the soil around plants
Verb
guna
Chinese
Etymology
From pinyin transcription of the phrase 滾啊 (gǔn a, “go away, go to hell”).
Interjection
guna
Gamilaraay
Etymology
From Proto-Central New South Wales *gunang, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.
Pronunciation
Noun
guna
References
- Barry Alpher Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, edited by Claire Bowern and Harold Koch (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004)
- Peter Austin, A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (1993)
Hausa
Pronunciation
Noun
gunā̀ f (plural gunōnī, possessed form gunàr̃)
- tsamma (a bitter melon, Citrullus lanatus)
- An epithet for someone who is not as strong as expected.
- (colloquial) A girl who is physically mature with developed breasts.
Iban
Verb
guna
- of use, wanted, needed, of benefit.
- ..., mayuh pengawa begunaka pengelandik dalam digital.
- ..., many jobs need digital skillfulness.
References
- Richards, Anthony. An Iban-English Dictionary, Volume 1 Clarendon Press. 1981.
- Nembiak patut nyemelaka pemujur dalam pelajar enggau pengelandik Utusan Borneo. 28 August 2023.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay guna (“usage”), from Classical Malay guna, from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”).
Pronunciation
Noun
guna (first-person possessive gunaku, second-person possessive gunamu, third-person possessive gunanya)
Alternative forms
- goena (pre-1947)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Preposition
guna
Synonyms
Further reading
- “guna” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
guna
- Romanization of ꦒꦸꦤ
Lindu
Noun
guna
Malay
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”).
Noun
guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا, plural guna-guna, informal 1st possessive gunaku, 2nd possessive gunamu, 3rd possessive gunanya)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Indonesian: guna
Preposition
guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا)
Etymology 2
Clipping of menggunakan.
Verb
guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا)
- (informal) to use
- Aku guna fon aku ni hanya untuk menelefon mak ayah aku selalunya.
- I usually use my phone here just to call my parents.
Further reading
- “guna” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English goon.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: gu‧na
Noun
guna m (plural gunas)
- (Portugal, Porto, colloquial, derogatory) a chav (relating to a youth from a working class background, aggressive with poor education)
- Synonym: (Southern Portugal) mitra
Derived terms
References
- ^ “guna”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ “guna”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
guna f (plural gunas)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-guna (infinitive kuguna)
Conjugation
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Zazaki
Etymology
From Persian گناه (gonâh).
Noun
guna
- English terms borrowed from Sanskrit
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- English uncountable nouns
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- Gamilaraay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Gamilaraay lemmas
- Gamilaraay nouns
- Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Hausa colloquialisms
- ha:Fruits
- Iban lemmas
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- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/na
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/a
- Rhymes:Indonesian/a/2 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
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- Rhymes:Malay/a
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- European Portuguese
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- Rhymes:Spanish/una
- Rhymes:Spanish/una/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
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- es:Hinduism
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