Latvian

Proper noun

Guna f

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Gunita
• Gunta
• Guntis

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
• Population Register of Latvia: Guna was the only given name of 2111 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

English

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.

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.

Gamilaraay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuna/

Noun

guna

1. excrement, faeces, ****

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 gunoni)

1. small melon
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

1. use

Kriol

Noun

guna

1. feces
2. anus

Verb

guna

1. to defecate

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