Etymology

guna

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Today it means: A lengthening of the simple vowels a, i, u, by prefixing an a element. Full definition →

Sanskrit गुण
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromगुण“quality”
  2. English todayguna

From Sanskrit गुण (guṇá, “quality”).

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