ᬕᬸᬡ

Balinese

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ᬕᬸᬡ (guna)

1. use
2. magic

Further reading

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