ਗੁਣ

Punjabi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “string; time, occurrence; quality”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ਗੁਣ • (guṇ) m (Shahmukhi spelling گُن)

  1. virtue, quality, attribute, merit, excellence
  2. skill, effect, advantage
  3. cause, reason

Declension

Declension of ਗੁਣ
singular plural
direct ਗੁਣ (guṇ) ਗੁਣ (guṇ)
oblique ਗੁਣ (guṇ) ਗੁਣਾਂ (guṇā̃)
vocative ਗੁਣਾ (guṇā) ਗੁਣੋ (guṇo)
ablative ਗੁਣੋਂ (guṇõ) —
locative ਗੁਣੇ (guṇe) ਗੁਣੀਂ (guṇī̃)
instrumental ਗੁਣੇ (guṇe) ਗੁਣੀਂ (guṇī̃)

Derived terms

References

  • “ਗੁਣ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਗੁਣ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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