different between gunya vs guna

English

Noun

gunya (plural gunyas)

1. (Australia) Alternative spelling of gunyah

See also

• mia mia

Anagrams

• ungay

Bandjalang

Noun

gunya

1. a traditional native home, made from wood or bark

Hausa

Noun

guny? f (possessed form gunyar?)

1. dun-colored horse

Narungga

Noun

gunya

1. a white person, a European, a non-Aboriginal

Sranan Tongo

Verb

gunya

1. to hesitate

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit ??? (gu?á, “quality”).

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 prak?ti (universal nature): sattva, rajas, and tamas.

Anagrams

• ANUG, Aung, Guan, UNGA, guan, guan-

Bikol Central

Noun

gunâ

1. hen

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

Chinese

Etymology

From pinyin transcription of the phrase ?? (g?n a, “go away, go to hell”).

Interjection

guna

1. (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

• IPA^(key): /?una/

Noun

guna

1. 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

Noun

gun?? f (plural gun?n?, possessed form gunàr?)

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.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay guna (“usage”), from Classical Malay guna, from Sanskrit ??? (gu?a, “use”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?una/
• Hyphenation: gu?na

Noun

guna (first-person possessive gunaku, second-person possessive gunamu, third-person possessive gunanya)

1. benefit
2. purpose, function
3. goodness

Synonyms

• (benefit): faedah, manfaat, maslahat
• (function): fungsi
• (goodness): budi baik, kebaikan

Derived terms

Preposition

guna

1. for

Synonyms

• bagi
• untuk

Further reading

• “guna” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Kriol

Noun

guna

1. feces
2. anus

Verb

guna

1. to defecate

Lindu

Noun

guna

1. use; purpose

Portuguese

Etymology

From English goon.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /??u.n?/
• Hyphenation: gu?na

Noun

guna m, f (plural gunas)

1. (Portugal, slang) a street thug, sometimes associated with the practice of robberies committed as a gang action

References

Zazaki

Etymology

From Persian ????? (gonâh).

Noun

guna ?

1. sin