guru

• goru [17th-19th c.]
• gooroo [19th c.]

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

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

guru (plural gurus)

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

   • 2010, Wendy Shanker, The Guardian, 10 May 2010:

     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.]
   • 2004, ‘Vintage technology’, Time, 18 Oct 2004:

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

guru

1. teacher

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

guru m

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

guru

1. A guru

guru m (plural gurus)

1. Alternative spelling of gourou

gūr̃ū m (plural gūr̃ā̀yē, possessed form gūr̃un)

1. A large leather belt, usually containing charms.

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

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

guru (plural guruk)

1. guru

From Malay guru, ultimately Sanskrit गुरु (gurú, “guru, teacher, sage”)

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.ru/

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

1. teacher

• “guru” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

From Hindi गुरू (gurū, “teacher”)

guru m (invariable)

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

gurū

1. ablative singular of gurus

guru

1. teacher

From Sanskrit गुरु (gurú)

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

1. educator, teacher, instructor

• gvrv

IPA^(key): /ŋʊʐʊ/

guru (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. A fox

From Sanskrit गुरु (gurú).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.ru/

guru m pers (indeclinable)

1. guru

• guru in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡu.ˈɾu/
• Hyphenation: gu‧ru
• Rhymes: -u

guru m (plural gurus)

1. guru (spiritual teacher)

guru m, f (plural gurus)

1. guru (advisor, mentor)

• baro-
• grave

gȕru m (Cyrillic spelling гу̏ру)

1. guru

From Hindi गुरू (guru) / 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 korpus.sk