guna

See also: Guna, gúna, günä, and guṇa

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit गुण (guṇá, quality).

Noun

guna (plural gunas)

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

Anagrams


Bikol Central

Noun

gunâ

  1. hen

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: gu‧na

Noun

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

Verb

guna

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

Chinese

Etymology

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

Interjection

guna


Gamilaraay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡuna/

Noun

guna

  1. excrement, faeces, shit

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

Noun

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.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit.

Noun

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

  1. use

Kriol

Noun

guna

  1. feces
  2. anus

Verb

guna

  1. to defecate

Lindu

Noun

guna

  1. use; purpose

Portuguese

Etymology

From English goon.

Noun

guna m, f (plural gunas)

  1. (Portugal, informal) a street thug whose major criminal offence is robbery committed as a gang action

Zazaki

Etymology

From Persian گناه (gonâh).

Noun

guna ?

  1. sin
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