Ghuna, Ghuṇa: 17 definitions
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Marathi-English dictionary
ghuṇa (घुण).—m S Scolopendra morbitans.
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ghuṇā (घुणा) [or ण्या, ṇyā].—a ( H) Sullen, reserved, gloomily close, doggedly incommunicative.
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ghuṇā (घुणा).—m A double link (as of sāṅkaḷī and other trinkets), a link in the form ∞. Hence ghuṇā ghēṇēṃ To take a double (or a turn back) with the rope in binding a load &c. ghuṇā is also the maṇī or large closing knob (as of the trinket tōḍā &c.): also a large and complicated knot or boss made with ropes or chains (esp. as ornamental). 2 A stick or bar laid athwart a cartwheel (to bind it on a descent). v ghāla. Hence ghuṇā ghālaṇēṃ To throw an obstacle in the way of.
ghuṇā (घुणा).—
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ghuṇā (घुणा).—m A double link. ghuṇā ghēṇēṃ To take a double (or a turn-back) with the rope in binding a load &c. ghuṇā ghālaṇēṃ To throw an obstacle in the way of.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Ghuṇa (घुण).—[ghuṇ-ka] A particular kind of insect found in timber.
Derivable forms: ghuṇaḥ (घुणः).
Ghuṇa (घुण).—m.
(-ṇaḥ) 1. An insect that is found in timber. 2. The pangolin or armadillo. E. ghuṇ to turn round, affix ka.
Ghuṇa (घुण).—m. A wood-worm, [Suśruta] 1, 29, 5.
Ghuṇa (घुण).—[masculine] wood-worm.
Ghuṇa (घुण):—[from ghuṇ] m. a kind of insect found in timber (= vajra-kīṭa), [ṢaḍvBr.; Suśruta; Pañcatantra]
Ghuṇa (घुण):—(ṇaḥ) 1. m. An insect found in timber; an armadillo.
Ghuṇa (घुण):—m. [Amarakoṣa 3, 6, 2, 18.] Holzwurm [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1203.] [Hārāvalī 216.] ghuṇadagdha [Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇa 4, 4.] ghuṇopahatakāṣṭha [Suśruta 1, 29, 5.] ghuṇakīṭaka m. dass. [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 15, 31.]
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Ghuṇa (घुण):—, ghuṇakṣataikavarṇopamā [Śiśupālavadha 3, 58]; vgl. ghuṇākṣara .
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Ghuṇa (घुण):—, ghuṇotkīrṇasudāru [Spr. (II) 4626.]
Ghuṇa (घुण):—und kīṭaka m. Holzwurm.
Ghuṇa (घुण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ghuṇa.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Ghuna (घुन) [Also spelled ghun]:—(nm) a weevil, wood-worm; —[laganā] to be in the grip of canker; to suffer internal decay.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Ghuṇa (घुण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ghuṇa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Ghuṇa (ಘುಣ):—[noun] any of a family Bostrychiadae (order Coleopotera) of insects, that eat away or pulverises the wood and wood articles and renders them strengthless; powder post beetle.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Ghuṇa (घुण):—n. 1. cereal; 2. → घुन [ghuna]
2) Ghuna (घुन):—n. woodlouse; weevil;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Pali-English dictionary
ghuṇa (ဃုဏ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[ghuṇa+a]
[ဃုဏ+အ]
[Pali to Burmese]
ghuṇa—
(Burmese text): သစ်သားပိုး၊ ဃုဏမည်သော ပိုး။
(Auto-Translation): Woodworm, a type of insect.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Partial matches (+0): Ghuna, A.
Starts with (+0): Ghunaga, Ghunaghuna, Ghunaghunaunu, Ghunaghunayate, Ghunaisa, Ghunajagdha, Ghunajarjara, Ghunaka, Ghunakitaka, Ghunakshara, Ghunaksharanyaya, Ghunaksharapraya, Ghunaksharavat, Ghunakshata, Ghunalipi, Ghunana, Ghunapanaka, Ghunapriya, Ghunarina, Ghunavallabha.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (by Rajendralala Mitra)
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Rural and Agricultural Glossary (by William Crooke)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
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