guna

From Sanskrit गुण (guṇá, “quality”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊnə/

guna (countable and uncountable, plural gunas)

1. (Sanskrit linguistics) A lengthening of the simple vowels a, i, u, by prefixing an a element.
2. (countable) In Hindu philosophy, any of the three fundamental operating principles or tendencies of prakṛti (universal nature): sattva, rajas, and tamas.

• ANUG, Aung, Guan, UNGA, guan, guan-

guna

1. Romanization of ᬕᬸᬡ

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈnaʔ/, [ɡuˈn̪aʔ]
• Hyphenation: gu‧na

gunâ (Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜈ)

1. (Naga) hen

   Synonym: gunakan

• Hyphenation: gu‧na
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuna/, [ˈɡu.n̪ʌ]

guna

1. 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

guna

1. to weed, dig or loosen the soil using a guna

From pinyin transcription of the phrase 滾啊 (gǔn a, “go away, go to hell”).

guna

1. (Mandarin, Internet slang, humorous, euphemistic) go away; get lost; GTFO

From Proto-Central New South Wales *gunang, from Proto-Pama-Nyungan *kuna.

• IPA^(key): /ɡuna/

guna

1. excrement, faeces, shit

• 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)

• IPA^(key): /ɡú.nàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɡʷʊ́.nàː]

gunā̀ f (plural gunōnī, possessed form gunàr̃)

1. tsamma (a bitter melon, Citrullus lanatus)
2. An epithet for someone who is not as strong as expected.
3. (colloquial) A girl who is physically mature with developed breasts.

guna

1. of use, wanted, needed, of benefit.

   ..., mayuh pengawa begunaka pengelandik dalam digital.

   ..., many jobs need digital skillfulness.

• Richards, Anthony. An Iban-English Dictionary, Volume 1 Clarendon Press. 1981.
• Nembiak patut nyemelaka pemujur dalam pelajar enggau pengelandik Utusan Borneo. 28 August 2023.

• goena (pre-1947)

From Malay guna (“usage”), from Classical Malay guna, from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡuna/
• Rhymes: -na, -a
• Hyphenation: gu‧na

guna (first-person possessive gunaku, second-person possessive gunamu, third-person possessive gunanya)

1. benefit
2. purpose, function
3. goodness

• (benefit): faedah, manfaat, maslahat
• (function): fungsi
• (goodness): budi baik, kebaikan

guna

1. for

• bagi
• untuk

• “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.

guna

1. Romanization of ꦒꦸꦤ

guna

1. feces
2. anus

guna

1. to defecate

guna

1. use; purpose

• IPA^(key): /ɡuna/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ɡunə]
• Rhymes: -a

From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”).

guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا, plural guna-guna, informal 1st possessive gunaku, 2nd possessive gunamu, 3rd possessive gunanya)

1. benefit

   Synonyms: faedah, manfaat

2. function, use

   Synonyms: fungsi, peranan

3. goodness, kindness

   Synonyms: budi baik, kebaikan

• Indonesian: guna

guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا)

1. for

   Synonyms: bagi, untuk

Clipping of menggunakan.

guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا)

1. (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.

• “guna” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Borrowed from English goon.[1][2]

• Hyphenation: gu‧na

guna m or f by sense (plural gunas)

1. (Portugal, Porto, colloquial) a street thug, sometimes associated with the practice of robberies committed as a gang action

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuna/ [ˈɡu.na]
• Rhymes: -una
• Syllabification: gu‧na

guna f (plural gunas)

1. (Hinduism) guna

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-guna (infinitive kuguna)

1. to moan, grunt

From Persian گناه (gonâh).

guna

1. sin