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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
Balinese
Romanization
guna
Romanization of ᬕᬸᬡ
Bikol Central
Sarong gunâ kaiba an saiyang mga siyo (A mother hen with her chicks).
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ɡuˈnaʔ/ ,
Hyphenation: gu‧na
Noun
gunâ (Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜈ )
( Naga ) hen
Synonym: gunakan
See also
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: gu‧na
IPA (key ) : /ˈɡuna/ ,
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
Chinese
Etymology
From pinyin transcription of the phrase 滾 啊 (gǔn a , “go away , go to hell ”).
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
Noun
guna
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
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
Indonesian
Alternative forms
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 )
benefit
purpose , function
goodness
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Preposition
guna
for
Synonyms
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
guna
Romanization of ꦒꦸꦤ
Kriol
Noun
guna
feces
anus
Verb
guna
to defecate
Lindu
Noun
guna
use ; purpose
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 )
benefit
Synonyms: faedah , manfaat
function , use
Synonyms: fungsi , peranan
goodness , kindness
Synonyms: budi baik , kebaikan
Derived terms
Descendants
Preposition
guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا )
for
Synonyms: bagi , untuk
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
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English goon .
Pronunciation
Noun
guna m or f by sense (plural gunas )
( Portugal , Porto, colloquial ) a street thug, sometimes associated with the practice of robberies committed as a gang action
References
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈɡuna/
Rhymes: -una
Syllabification: gu‧na
Noun
guna f (plural gunas )
( Hinduism ) guna
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-guna (infinitive kuguna )
to moan , grunt
Conjugation
Conjugation of -guna
Positive present
-na guna
Subjunctive
-gune
Negative
-guni
Imperative singular
guna
Infinitives
Imperatives
Tensed forms
Habitual
huguna
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li guna
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku guna
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na guna)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni naguna/na guna
tu naguna
2nd person
u naguna
m naguna
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a naguna
wa naguna
other classes
positive subject concord + -na guna
Negative present (negative subject concord + -guni )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si guni
hatu guni
2nd person
hu guni
ham guni
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha guni
hawa guni
other classes
negative subject concord + -guni
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta guna
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta guna
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gune )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni gune
tu gune
2nd person
u gune
m gune
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a gune
wa gune
other classes
positive subject concord + -gune
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si gune
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge guna
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe guna
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali guna
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali guna
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me guna
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha guna
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja guna
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki guna
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo guna
Consecutive
kaguna / positive subject concord + -ka guna
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka gune
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Zazaki
Etymology
From Persian گناه ( gonâh ) .
Noun
guna
sin