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guna¹

  • /ˈɡʊnə/

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From Sanskrit गुण (guṇá, “quality”).

noun gunas

  1. Sanskrit, countable, uncountable A lengthening of the simple vowels a, i, u, by prefixing an a element.
  2. countable In Hindu philosophy, any of the three fundamental operating principles or tendencies of prakṛti (universal nature): sattva, rajas, and tamas.

Guna²

proper noun

  1. A district of Madhya Pradesh, India.

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@misc{guna_2026,
  title = {guna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/guna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}