guṇa

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀕𑀼𑀡 (Brahmi script)
  • गुण (Devanagari script)
  • গুণ (Bengali script)
  • ගුණ (Sinhalese script)
  • ဂုဏ or ၷုꧣ (Burmese script)
  • คุณ or คุณะ (Thai script)
  • ᨣᩩᨱ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຄຸຓ or ຄຸຓະ (Lao script)
  • គុណ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄉𑄪𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa).

Noun

guṇa m

  1. string, cord
    1. a thread of cloth
    2. (music) string of an instrument
    3. bowstring
    4. (figurative) part, constituent
      pañca kāmaguṇā ― the five strands (parts) of kāma
  2. quality, attribute; especially a positive trait

Declension
Declension table of "guṇa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)guṇoguṇā
Accusative (second)guṇaṃguṇe
Instrumental (third)guṇenaguṇehi or guṇebhi
Dative (fourth)guṇassa or guṇāya or guṇatthaṃguṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)guṇasmā or guṇamhā or guṇāguṇehi or guṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)guṇassaguṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)guṇasmiṃ or guṇamhi or guṇeguṇesu
Vocative (calling)guṇaguṇā

Descendants
  • → Khmer: គុណ (kun)
  • → Burmese: ဂုဏ် (gun)
  • → Shan: ၵုင်ႇ (kùng)
  • → Thai: คุณ (kun)

References
  • Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “guṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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