guna

From Sanskrit गुण (guṇá, “quality”).

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.

• ANUG, Aung, Guan, UNGA, guan, guan-

• Hyphenation: gu‧na
• IPA^(key): /ɡuˈnaʔ/

gunâ

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.

• 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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

guna

1. feces
2. anus

guna

1. to defecate

guna

1. use; purpose

From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”).

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ɡunə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ɡuna/
• Rhymes: -unə, -nə, -ə

guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا‎)

1. use

   Synonym: pakai

• Indonesian: guna

• “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

From Persian گناه‎ (gonâh).

guna c

1. sin