The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Gucch˚ in jigucchati (Des. of gup=Sk. jugupsate) to detest, see s. v.
Guñj!
Guñj! (f.) a plant (Abrus precatorius); the redness of its berries is referred to in similes; DhA iv.133
(˚va**!ni akkh"ni). See also jiñjuka.
Gu*a
Gu*a1 [Non -- Aryan?] 1. a string, a cord -- (a) of a robe, etc., in (k!ya -- bandhana') sagu*a' katv! to
make tight by tying with a knot Vin i.46 (Vin. Texts: "laying the garments on top of each other," wrongly
construed); ii.213 (trsln. "folding his garments"); cp. gu*aka. (b) of musical instruments Vin i.182=A
iii.375 (v"*!)., -- (c) of a bow, in aguna stringless J v.433 (dhanu). 2. (a strand of a rope as) constituent
part, ingredient, component, element; with numerals it equals -- fold, e. g. pañca k!magu*! the 5 strands of
k!ma, or 5 -- fold craving (see k!ma); ekagu*a' once, digu*a' twice Sn 714; digu*a' niv!pa' pacitv!
cooking a double meal VvA 63; catuggu*a fourfold, of a sangh!ti D ii.128; S ii.221, cp. Rhys Davids,
Dialogues ii.145. a&&hagu*a (hirañña) Th. 2, 153; aneka -- bh!gena gu*ena seyyo many times or infinitely
better Pv iv.19; satagu*ena sahassa˚ 100 and 1,000 times PvA 41; asankheyyena gu*ena infinitely,
inconceivably Miln 106; satagu*a' sahassagu*a' Vism 126. -- 3. (a part as) quality, esp. good quality,
advantage, merit J i.266; ii.112; iii.55, 82. -- lobha˚ Sn 663; s!dhu˚ Sn 678; s"la˚ J i.213; ii.112; Buddha˚ J
ii.111; pabbajita˚ J i.59. -- aggat! state of having the best qualities, superiority Dpos iv.1. -- a..ha rich in
virtue Sdhp 312, 561. -- upeta in khuppip!s!hi gu*ûpeto as PvA 10 is to be read khuppip!s' âbhibh(to peto.
-- kath! "tale of virtue," praise J i.307; ii.2. -- kittana telling one's praises PvA 107, 120. -- gu*ika in phrase
tant!kulaj!ta g -- g -- j!ta at S iv.158, see under gu)! -- gu*&hika.
Gu*a
Gu*a2 [for which often gu)a with common substitution of ) for *, partly due to dissimilation, as m!l!gu)a >
m!l!gu*a; cp. Sk. gu*ik! tumour: gu)a and ga)a, ve)u: ve*u, and note on gala] a ball, a cluster, a chain (?),
in anta˚ the intestines; M i.185 -- , Kh 11., cp. KhA 57 for expln. -- m!l!gu*a a garland or chain (cluster) of
flowers Dh 53 (but ˚gu)a at J i.73, 74). See gu)a3.
Gu*a
Gu*a2 [Derivation unknown. Cp. Sk. ghuna] a wood- worm J iii.431 (˚p!*aka).
Gu*aka
Gu*aka (adj.) [to gu)a1, cp. gu)ika?] having a knot at the end, thickened at the top (with ref. to k!yabandha,
see gu*a 1a) Vin ii.136, cp. Vin. Texts ii.143.
Gu*avant
Gu*avant (adj.) [to gu*a1] possessed of good qualities, virtuous Pv ii.971 (= jh!n' !digu*a -- yutta); PvA
62 (mah!˚).
Gu*i
Gu*i (f.) [of adj. gu*in, having gu*as or gu)as, i. e. strings or knots] a kind of armour J vi.449 (g. vuccate
kavaca' C.); see Kern, Toev. p. 132.
Gu*&hika