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. inflection of gunë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

guna

1. feces
2. anus

guna

1. to defecate

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.nə/
• Rhymes: -unə
• Hyphenation: gu‧na

guna (Balinese script ᬕᬸᬡ)

1. use
2. magic

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

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

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈnaʔ/ [ɡuˈn̪aʔ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: gu‧na

gunâ (Basahan spelling ᜄᜓᜈ)

1. (Naga) hen

   Synonym: gunakan

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 (2004), “Proto-Pama-Nyungan Etyma”, in Claire Bowern, Harold Koch, editors, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method, Amsterdam: John Benjamins, →ISBN, section 5.1, pages 439–42
• Peter Austin (1993) A Reference Grammar of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales (Thesis)‎^[1], Melbourne, Australia: La Trobe University, Department of Linguistics, →ISBN

guna

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) abbreviation of gute Nacht

• gumo

• 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. usage

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.

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

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

guna (plural guna-guna)

1. benefit

   Synonyms: faedah, manfaat, maslahat

2. purpose, function

   Synonym: fungsi

3. goodness

   Synonyms: budi baik, kebaikan

• goena (1901–1947)

guna

1. for

   Synonyms: bagi, untuk

• “guna”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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. use; purpose

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈɡunə/ [ˈɡu.nə]
• Rhymes: -nə, -ə
• (/a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈɡuna/ [ˈɡu.na]
• Rhymes: -na, -a
• Hyphenation: gu‧na

Borrowed from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”).

guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا, plural guna-guna or guna²)

1. benefit

   Synonyms: faedah, manfaat

2. function, use

   Synonyms: fungsi, peranan

3. goodness, kindness

   Synonyms: budi baik, kebaikan

• > Indonesian: guna (inherited)
• → Tausug: 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 (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Borrowed from English goon.^[1][2]

• Hyphenation: gu‧na

guna m (plural gunas)

1. (Porto, colloquial, derogatory) a chav (relating to a youth from a working class background, aggressive with poor education)

   Synonym: (Southern Portugal) mitra

• “guna”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

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

guna f (plural gunas)

1. (Hinduism) guna

• Audio (Kenya):

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-guna (infinitive kuguna)

1. to moan, grunt

Conjugation of -guna
Positive present -naguna Subjunctive -gune Negative -guni Imperative singular guna
Infinitives
Positive kuguna Negative kutoguna
Imperatives
Singular guna Plural guneni
Tensed forms
Habitual huguna Positive past positive subject concord + -liguna Negative past negative subject concord + -kuguna
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naguna) Singular Plural 1st person ninaguna/naguna tunaguna 2nd person unaguna mnaguna 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaguna wanaguna other classes positive subject concord + -naguna
Negative present (negative subject concord + -guni) Singular Plural 1st person siguni hatuguni 2nd person huguni hamguni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haguni hawaguni other classes negative subject concord + -guni
Positive future positive subject concord + -taguna Negative future negative subject concord + -taguna
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -gune) Singular Plural 1st person nigune tugune 2nd person ugune mgune 3rd person m-wa(I/II) agune wagune other classes positive subject concord + -gune
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sigune Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeguna Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeguna Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliguna Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliguna
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aguna) Singular Plural 1st person naguna twaguna 2nd person waguna mwaguna 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aguna waguna m-mi(III/IV) waguna yaguna ji-ma(V/VI) laguna yaguna ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaguna vyaguna n(IX/X) yaguna zaguna u(XI) waguna see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaguna pa(XVI) paguna mu(XVIII) mwaguna
Perfect positive subject concord + -meguna "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaguna "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaguna "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiguna "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoguna Consecutive kaguna / positive subject concord + -kaguna Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kagune
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niguna -tuguna 2nd person -kuguna -waguna/-kuguneni/-waguneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mguna -waguna m-mi(III/IV) -uguna -iguna ji-ma(V/VI) -liguna -yaguna ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiguna -viguna n(IX/X) -iguna -ziguna u(XI) -uguna see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuguna pa(XVI) -paguna mu(XVIII) -muguna Reflexive -jiguna
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -guna- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -gunaye -gunao m-mi(III/IV) -gunao -gunayo ji-ma(V/VI) -gunalo -gunayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -gunacho -gunavyo n(IX/X) -gunayo -gunazo u(XI) -gunao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -gunako pa(XVI) -gunapo mu(XVIII) -gunamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -guna) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeguna -oguna m-mi(III/IV) -oguna -yoguna ji-ma(V/VI) -loguna -yoguna ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choguna -vyoguna n(IX/X) -yoguna -zoguna u(XI) -oguna see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koguna pa(XVI) -poguna mu(XVIII) -moguna
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

From Persian گناه (gonâh).

guna c

1. sin