guna

== English == === Etymology === From Sanskrit गुण (guṇá, “quality”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡʊnə/ === 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 === ANUG, Aung, Guan, UNGA, guan, guan- == Albanian == === Noun === guna inflection of gunë: definite nominative singular indefinite nominative/accusative plural == Australian Kriol == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === guna feces anus === Verb === guna to defecate == Balinese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Javanese guṇa (“quality, property; good quality, virtue, excellence, accomplishment, skill; use, employment; magic”), from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “single thread of a cord; -fold, times; subdivision, species, kind, quality, attribute, property; constituent of Prakṛti; property or characteristic of all created things”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡu.nə/ Rhymes: -unə Hyphenation: gu‧na === Noun === guna (Balinese script ᬕᬸᬡ) use magic === Further reading === “guna”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]. == Cebuano == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: gu‧na IPA(key): /ˈɡuna/ [ˈɡu.n̪ɐ] === 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 to weed, dig or loosen the soil using a guna == Central Bikol == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡuˈnaʔ/ [ɡuˈn̪aʔ] Hyphenation: gu‧na === Noun === gunâ (Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜈ) (Naga) hen Synonym: gunakan ==== See also ==== == Chinese == === Etymology === From pinyin transcription of the phrase 滾啊 (gǔn a, “go away, go to hell”). === Pronunciation === === Interjection === guna (Mandarin, Internet slang, humorous, euphemistic) go away; get lost; GTFO == Gamilaraay == === Etymology === From Proto-Central New South Wales *gunang, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡuna/ === Noun === guna excrement, faeces, shit === References === Barry Alpher (2004), “Proto-Pama-Nyungan Etyma”, in Claire Bowern, Harold Koch, editors, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, section 5.1, pages 439–42 Peter Austin (1993) A Reference Grammar of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (Thesis)‎[1], Melbourne, Australia: La Trobe University, Department of Linguistics, →ISBN == German == === Interjection === guna (Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of gute Nacht === See also === gumo == Hausa == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡú.nàː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɡʷʊ́.nàː] === 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 == === Noun === guna usage === Verb === guna of use, wanted, needed, of benefit. === 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 === Inherited from Malay guna (“usage”), from Classical Malay guna, from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡuna/ [ˈɡu.na] Rhymes: -una Syllabification: gu‧na === Noun === guna (plural guna-guna) benefit Synonyms: faedah, manfaat, maslahat purpose, function Synonym: fungsi goodness Synonyms: budi baik, kebaikan ==== Alternative forms ==== goena (1901–1947) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Preposition === guna for Synonyms: bagi, untuk === Further reading === “guna”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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 use; purpose == Malay == === Pronunciation === (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈɡunə/ [ˈɡu.nə] Rhymes: -nə, -ə (/a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˈɡuna/ [ˈɡu.na] Rhymes: -na, -a Hyphenation: gu‧na === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”). ==== Noun ==== guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا, plural guna-guna or guna2) benefit Synonyms: faedah, manfaat function, use Synonyms: fungsi, peranan goodness, kindness Synonyms: budi baik, kebaikan ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== > Indonesian: guna (inherited) → Tausug: guna ==== Preposition ==== guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا) for Synonyms: bagi, untuk === Etymology 2 === Clipping of menggunakan. ==== Verb ==== guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا) (informal) to use === Further reading === "guna" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from English goon. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: gu‧na === Noun === guna m (plural gunas) (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 === === Further reading === “guna”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡuna/ [ˈɡu.na] Rhymes: -una Syllabification: gu‧na === Noun === guna f (plural gunas) (Hinduism) guna == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Verb === -guna (infinitive kuguna) to moan, grunt ==== Conjugation ==== == Zazaki == === Etymology === From Persian گناه (gonâh). === Noun === guna c sin