German

Noun

Guru m ‎(genitive Gurus, plural Gurus)

1. guru, spiritual leader

Declension

English

Alternative forms

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

Noun

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.

Derived terms

Translations

References

1. ↑ “Advaya Taraka Upanishad(English Translation)”, in (Please provide the title of the work), accessed December 15, 2011

Czech

Noun

guru m

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

Finnish

Noun

guru

1. A guru

Declension

French

Noun

guru m ‎(plural gurus)

1. Alternative spelling of gourou

Hausa

Noun

gūr̃ū m ‎(plural guraye)

1. A large leather belt, usually containing charms.

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

guru ‎(plural guruk)

1. guru

Declension

Indonesian

Noun

guru

1. A teacher

Italian

Noun

guru m ‎(invariable)

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

Latin

Noun

gurū

1. ablative singular of gurus

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit गुरु ‎(gurú)

Noun

guru

1. educator, teacher, instructor

Mapudungun

A red fox (Vulpes vulpes).

Alternative forms

• gvrv

Noun

guru ‎(using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. A fox

Polish

Etymology

From Sanskrit गुरु ‎(gurú)

Noun

guru m ‎(indecl)

1. guru

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

guru m (plural gurus)

1. guru (spiritual teacher)

Noun

guru m f (plural gurus)

1. guru (advisor, mentor)

Related terms

• baro-
• grave

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

gȕru m ‎(Cyrillic spelling гу̏ру)

1. guru

Declension

Slovak

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.ru/

Noun

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

1. guru

Declension

References

• guru in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk