குருகுலம்

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Tamil[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡuɾ̪ukul̪am/, /ɡʊɾ̪ʊkʊl̪əm/

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit गुरुकुल (gurukula).

Noun[edit]

குருகுலம் • (kurukulam) (plural குருகுலங்கள்)

  1. gurukula, an ancient system of education practised in India, Asia. Through this system, the student wishing to pursue education had to serve the teacher to learn various skills such as warfare and Vedic literature.

Etymology 2[edit]

குரு (kuru) +‎ குலம் (kulam).

Noun[edit]

குருகுலம் • (kurukulam)

  1. (Hinduism) the Kuru dynasty
    Synonym: குருவம்சம் (kuruvamcam)
  2. Kurukulam, title of a maritime martial caste also known as Karaiyar. The title is connected to their origin myth to the Kuru kingdom of Mahabharata.

References[edit]

University of Madras (1924–1936) “குருகுலம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press

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