ᬕᬸᬡ

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: -nə
  • Hyphenation: gu‧na

Noun

ᬕᬸᬡ (guna)

  1. use
  2. magic

Further reading
  • “guna” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Indonesian island of Bali: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].
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