guru

• goru [17th–19th c.]
• gooroo [19th c.]
• guroo (archaic)

From Hindi गुरु (guru) / Punjabi ਗੁਰੂ (gurū), from Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “venerable, respectable”), originally "heavy" and in this sense cognate to English grieve and, more distantly, brute. Doublet of grave. A traditional, though flawed etymology based on the Advayataraka Upanishad (line 16)[1] describes the syllables gu as “darkness” and ru as “destroyer”, thus ascribing the meaning of “one who destroys/dispels darkness” to the word.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊɹuː/, /ˈɡuːɹuː/, /ɡʊˈɹuː/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊɹ(ˌ)u/, /ˈɡu(ˌ)ɹu/, /ɡəˈɹu/

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• Rhymes: -ʊɹuː, -uːɹuː, -uː

guru (plural gurus)

1. A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher. [from 17th c.]
   • 1817, William Ward, History, Literature and Religion of the Hindoos, volume II:

     When the gooroo arrives at the house of a disciple, the whole family prostrate themselves at his feet, and the spiritual guide puts his right foot on the heads of the prostrate family.

   • 10 May 2010, Wendy Shanker, The Guardian:

     Traditionally, a guru is a spiritual teacher who guides a student on the road to Enlightenment, or finding God.

2. (sometimes humorous) An influential advisor or mentor. [from 20th c.]
   • 18 Oct 2004, Vintage technology‎^[Time]:

     Many oenophiles rely on the ratings and recommendations of wine guru Robert Parker when selecting the perfect bottle.

guru (third-person singular simple present gurus, present participle guruing, simple past and past participle gurued)

1. To act as a guru; to give wise advice

guru

1. teacher

• Antoinette Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1 (2014), p. 165

From Hindi गुरु (guru) / Urdu گرو‎ (guru) / Punjabi ਗੁਰੂ (gurū), from Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “venerable, respectable”).

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.ɾu/

guru m (plural gurus)

1. guru (spiritual teacher)

• “guru” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

guru m

1. guru (spiritual teacher)
2. guru (leader or expert in a field)

Ultimately from Sanskrit गुरु (guru).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuru/, [ˈɡuru]
• Rhymes: -uru
• Syllabification^(key): gu‧ru

guru

1. A guru

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.ʁu/

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guru m (plural gurus)

1. Alternative spelling of gourou

• IPA^(key): /ɡúː.rúː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɡʷúː.rúː]

gūr̃ū m (plural gūr̃ā̀yē, possessed form gūr̃un)

1. A large leather belt, usually containing charms.

From Hindi गुरु (guru), from Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “heavy”).[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡuru]
• Hyphenation: gu‧ru
• Rhymes: -ru

guru (plural guruk)

1. guru (a Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher)
2. guru (leader or expert in a field)

From Malay guru, ultimately Sanskrit गुरु (gurú, “guru, teacher, sage”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥h₂ús (“heavy”). Doublet of brutal and bruto.

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.ru/

guru (plural guru-guru, para guru, first-person possessive guruku, second-person possessive gurumu, third-person possessive gurunya)

1. teacher

• “guru” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

From Hindi गुरू (gurū, “teacher”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.ru/
• Rhymes: -uru
• Hyphenation: gù‧ru

guru m (invariable)

1. a guru (religious or spiritual leader; influential person)

• Urgu

• Carakan: ꦒꦸꦫꦸ
• Roman: goeroe (dated)

From Old Javanese guru.

guru (krama ngoko guru)

1. spiritual teacher
2. teacher

   Synonym: dwija

3. (of bee) queen bee

• “[ guru]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].

gū̆rū

1. ablative singular of gū̆rus

guru

1. teacher

From Sanskrit गुरु (gurú).

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guru (Jawi spelling ݢورو‎, plural guru-guru, informal 1st possessive guruku, 2nd possessive gurumu, 3rd possessive gurunya)

1. educator, teacher, instructor

• Indonesian: guru
• → Tagalog: guro

• “guru” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

• gvrv

IPA^(key): /ŋʊʐʊ/

guru (Raguileo spelling)

1. A fox

From Sanskrit गुरु (guru).

guru

1. teacher

Cognate with Sanskrit गुरु (guru). It is an assimilatory modification of garu.

guru

1. heavy
2. venerable

guru m

1. teacher (clarification of this definition is needed)

Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “guru”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Borrowed from Hindi गुरू (gurū) / Urdu گرو‎ (guru) / Punjabi ਗੁਰੂ (gurū), from Sanskrit गुरु (gurú), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥h₂ús (“heavy”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.ru/

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• Rhymes: -uru
• Syllabification: gu‧ru

guru m pers (indeclinable)

1. (Hinduism) guru (spiritual teacher)
2. guru (advisor or mentor)

• guru in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• guru in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Sanskrit गुरु (gurú, “venerable, respectable”), originally "heavy", from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us.

• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: gu‧ru

guru m (plural gurus)

1. guru (spiritual teacher)

guru m or f by sense (plural gurus)

1. guru (advisor, mentor)

• baro-
• grave

From English guru or French gourou.

guru m (plural guru)

1. guru

gȕru m (Cyrillic spelling гу̏ру)

1. guru

From Hindi गुरू (gurū) / Urdu گرو‎ (guru), from Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “venerable, respectable”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.ru/

guru m (genitive singular gurua, nominative plural guruovia, genitive plural guruov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. guru

• guru in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Borrowed from Hindi गुड़ (guṛ, “jaggery”).

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guru

1. Only used in sukari guru (“jaggery”)

From Hindi गुरू (gurū), from Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “heavy”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʉ̟ːrɵ/
• Rhymes: -ʉːrɵ

guru c

1. guru

• guru in Svensk ordbok (SO)

guru

1. teacher

• marguru
• parguru

• J. Warneck (1906) Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch‎, Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, page 80

guru

1. teacher (of spiritual matters or martial arts)