-गुना
Hindi
Alternative forms
- गुना (gunā) — isolated form, used for larger numbers
Etymology
Deverbal form of गुनना (gunnā). Alternatively, inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀡𑀕 (guṇaga), from Sanskrit गुणक (guṇaka, “multiplier”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʊ.nɑː/, [ɡʊ.näː]
Suffix
-गुना • (-gunā)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | -गुना -gunā |
-गुने -gune |
-गुनी -gunī |
-गुनी -gunī |
| oblique | -गुने -gune |
-गुने -gune |
-गुनी -gunī |
-गुनी -gunī |
| vocative | -गुने -gune |
-गुने -gune |
-गुनी -gunī |
-गुनी -gunī |
Derived terms
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “-गुना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press