Gunaguna, Guṇaguṇa, Guna-aguna: 7 definitions
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Gunaguna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Gunguna.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryguṇaguṇa (गुणगुण).—f (Imit.) Buzzing (as of musquitoes &c.) 2 Suppressed or inarticulate speaking or reading. 3 Suppressed talk about; whispering among the people.
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guṇaguṇā (गुणगुणा).—m The fleshy root of the septum of the nose. gu0 phuṭaṇēṃ g. of s. To have epistaxis or nose-bleeding.
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guṇāguṇa (गुणागुण).—m (S guṇa & aguṇa) The virtues and vices; the excellencies and blemishes of.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishguṇaguṇa (गुणगुण).—f Buzzing. Suppressed or inarti- culate speaking or reading. Sup- pressed talk about, whispering among the people.
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guṇaguṇā (गुणगुणा).—m The fleshy root of the septum of the nose. guṇaguṇā phuṭaṇēṃ To have nose- bleeding.
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guṇāguṇa (गुणागुण).—m The virtues and vices; the excellencies and blemishes.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGuṇāguṇa (गुणागुण).—merit and demerit Manusmṛti 3.22;9.331; अनपेक्ष्य गुणागुणौ जनः स्वरुचिं निश्चयतोऽनु- धावति (anapekṣya guṇāguṇau janaḥ svaruciṃ niścayato'nu- dhāvati) Si.16.44.
Derivable forms: guṇāguṇaḥ (गुणागुणः).
Guṇāguṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms guṇa and aguṇa (अगुण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryGuṇāguṇa (गुणागुण).—[masculine] [plural] virtues or faults.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGuṇāguṇa (गुणागुण):—[from guṇa] m. [plural] merits and defects, [Manu-smṛti iii, 22; ix, 331]
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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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryGunagunā (गुनगुना) [Also spelled gunguna]:—(a) lukewarm, tepid; hence ~[pana] (nm).
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Gunagunai, Gunagunajna, Gunagunana, Gunagunanem, Gunagunarava, Gunagunaunu, Gunagunay.
Ends with: Dravyagunaguna, Vastugunaguna.
Full-text: Gunagunajna, Dhanvamstarigunagunayogashata, Gunguna, Gunagunya, Gunagunay, Aguna.
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