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 \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	guṇo	guṇā
Accusative (second)	guṇaṃ	guṇe
Instrumental (third)	guṇena	guṇehi or guṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	guṇassa or guṇāya or guṇatthaṃ	guṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	guṇasmā or guṇamhā or guṇā	guṇehi or guṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	guṇassa	guṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	guṇasmiṃ or guṇamhi or guṇe	guṇesu
Vocative (calling)	guṇa	guṇā

Descendants

• → Khmer: គុណ (kun)
• → Burmese: ဂုဏ် (gun)
• → Thai: คุณ (kun)

References

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