"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]
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)
  1. benefit Synonyms: faedah, manfaat
    Sense id: en-guna-ms-noun-6XRpYZwN
  2. function, use Synonyms: fungsi, peranan
    Sense id: en-guna-ms-noun-yhzBt1ep
  3. goodness, kindness Synonyms: budi baik, kebaikan
    Sense id: en-guna-ms-noun-xKOkrENv
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 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 3 83 8 Disambiguation of Malay prepositions: 12 12 12 63
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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "berguna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "gunaan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kebergunaan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kegunaan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kepenggunaan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mempergunakan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "menggunakan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "pengguna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "penggunaan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "pergunaan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "seguna"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "guna"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: guna",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: guna"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "गुण",
        "t": "use"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ݢونا",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "guna-guna",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ݢونا"
      },
      "expansion": "guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا, plural guna-guna)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "benefit"
      ],
      "id": "en-guna-ms-noun-6XRpYZwN",
      "links": [
        [
          "benefit",
          "benefit"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "faedah"
        },
        {
          "word": "manfaat"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "function, use"
      ],
      "id": "en-guna-ms-noun-yhzBt1ep",
      "links": [
        [
          "function",
          "function"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fungsi"
        },
        {
          "word": "peranan"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "goodness, kindness"
      ],
      "id": "en-guna-ms-noun-xKOkrENv",
      "links": [
        [
          "goodness",
          "goodness"
        ],
        [
          "kindness",
          "kindness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "budi baik"
        },
        {
          "word": "kebaikan"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡuna/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡunə]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "guna"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "गुण",
        "t": "use"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ݢونا",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ݢونا"
      },
      "expansion": "guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا)",
      "name": "ms-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 3 83 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 12 12 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "for"
      ],
      "id": "en-guna-ms-prep-EMIrz0x2",
      "links": [
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bagi"
        },
        {
          "word": "untuk"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡuna/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡunə]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "guna"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "menggunakan"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of menggunakan",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of menggunakan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ݢونا",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ݢونا"
      },
      "expansion": "guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا)",
      "name": "ms-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I usually use my phone here just to call my parents.",
          "text": "Aku guna fon aku ni hanya untuk menelefon mak ayah aku selalunya.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to use"
      ],
      "id": "en-guna-ms-verb-1sSLc2ib",
      "links": [
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) to use"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡuna/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡunə]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "guna"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Malay clippings",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay prepositions",
    "Malay terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Malay verbs",
    "Pages with 18 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/a",
    "Rhymes:Malay/a/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "berguna"
    },
    {
      "word": "gunaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "kebergunaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "kegunaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "kepenggunaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "mempergunakan"
    },
    {
      "word": "menggunakan"
    },
    {
      "word": "pengguna"
    },
    {
      "word": "penggunaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "pergunaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "seguna"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "guna"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: guna",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: guna"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "गुण",
        "t": "use"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ݢونا",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "guna-guna",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ݢونا"
      },
      "expansion": "guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا, plural guna-guna)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "benefit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "benefit",
          "benefit"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "faedah"
        },
        {
          "word": "manfaat"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "function, use"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "function",
          "function"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fungsi"
        },
        {
          "word": "peranan"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "goodness, kindness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "goodness",
          "goodness"
        ],
        [
          "kindness",
          "kindness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "budi baik"
        },
        {
          "word": "kebaikan"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡuna/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡunə]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "guna"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Malay clippings",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay prepositions",
    "Malay terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Malay verbs",
    "Pages with 18 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/a",
    "Rhymes:Malay/a/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "गुण",
        "t": "use"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “use”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ݢونا",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ݢونا"
      },
      "expansion": "guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا)",
      "name": "ms-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "for"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bagi"
        },
        {
          "word": "untuk"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡuna/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡunə]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "guna"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Malay clippings",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay verbs",
    "Pages with 18 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/a",
    "Rhymes:Malay/a/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "menggunakan"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of menggunakan",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of menggunakan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ݢونا",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ݢونا"
      },
      "expansion": "guna (Jawi spelling ݢونا)",
      "name": "ms-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay informal terms",
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I usually use my phone here just to call my parents.",
          "text": "Aku guna fon aku ni hanya untuk menelefon mak ayah aku selalunya.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to use"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) to use"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡuna/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡunə]",
      "note": "Johor-Riau"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "guna"
}

Download raw JSONL data for guna meaning in Malay (3.8kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Malay dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-03-21 using wiktextract (fef8596 and 633533e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.