"guna" meaning in Malay

See guna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡuna/, [ɡunə] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: ݢونا [Jawi], guna-guna [plural], gunaku [first-person, informal, possessive], gunamu [possessive, second-person], gunanya [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”). Etymology templates: {{der|ms|sa|गुण|t=use}} Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ݢونا}} guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا, plural guna-guna, informal 1st possessive gunaku, 2nd possessive gunamu, 3rd possessive gunanya)
  1. benefit Synonyms: faedah, manfaat
    Sense id: en-guna-ms-noun-6XRpYZwN Categories (other): Malay prepositions Disambiguation of Malay prepositions: 40 35 10 15
  2. function, use Synonyms: fungsi, peranan
    Sense id: en-guna-ms-noun-yhzBt1ep Categories (other): Malay prepositions, Malay verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Malay prepositions: 40 35 10 15 Disambiguation of Malay verbs without transitivity: 5 34 17 11 34
  3. goodness, kindness Synonyms: budi baik, kebaikan
    Sense id: en-guna-ms-noun-xKOkrENv Categories (other): Malay verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Malay verbs without transitivity: 5 34 17 11 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: berguna, gunaan, kebergunaan, kegunaan, kepenggunaan, mempergunakan, menggunakan, pengguna, penggunaan, pergunaan, seguna

Preposition

IPA: /ɡuna/, [ɡunə] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: ݢونا [Jawi]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”). Etymology templates: {{der|ms|sa|गुण|t=use}} Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”) Head templates: {{ms-prep|j=ݢونا}} guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا)
  1. for Synonyms: bagi, untuk
    Sense id: en-guna-ms-prep-EMIrz0x2 Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay prepositions, Malay terms with redundant script codes, Malay verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 0 11 3 75 11 Disambiguation of Malay prepositions: 40 35 10 15 Disambiguation of Malay terms with redundant script codes: 0 15 5 65 15 Disambiguation of Malay verbs without transitivity: 5 34 17 11 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ɡuna/, [ɡunə] (note: Johor-Riau) Forms: ݢونا [Jawi]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Clipping of menggunakan. Etymology templates: {{clipping|ms|menggunakan}} Clipping of menggunakan Head templates: {{ms-verb|j=ݢونا}} guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا)
  1. (informal) to use Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-guna-ms-verb-1sSLc2ib Categories (other): Malay verbs without transitivity Disambiguation of Malay verbs without transitivity: 5 34 17 11 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for guna meaning in Malay (4.8kB)

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          "text": "Aku guna fon aku ni hanya untuk menelefon mak ayah aku selalunya.",
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      "ipa": "[ɡunə]",
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