guru

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Czech 2.1 Noun 3 Finnish 3.1 Noun 4 French 4.1 Noun 5 Hungarian 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Pronunciation 5.3 Noun 5.3.1 Declension 6 Indonesian 6.1 Noun 7 Italian 7.1 Noun 8 Mapudungun 8.1 Alternative spellings 8.2 Noun 9 Serbo-Croatian 9.1 Noun 9.1.1 Declension

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From Hindi गुरू (guru) / Urdu گرو (guru) < Sanskrit गुरु (gurú), “‘venerable, respectable’”), originally "heavy" and in this sense cognate to English grieve.

A traditional etymology based on the Advayataraka Upanishad (14–18, verse 5) describes the syllables gu 'darkness' and ru 'dispeller', combining as who dispells darkness.

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈguː.ɹuː/, SAMPA: /"gu:.ru:/

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guru (plural gurus)

1. A Hindu, Sikh or thereupon modeled sectarian spiritual teacher.
2. An advisor or mentor.

   He acted as her guru, giving much needed advice over the years.

3. A leader or expert in a field.

   The investment guru made his name by avoiding stock about to be wiped out in the crash of 2009.

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• Gurmukhi
• guruship
• Sadguru

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guru m.

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

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guru (stem guru-^*)

1. A guru

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guru m. (plural gurus)

1. Alternative spelling of gourou.

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[edit] Etymology

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

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• IPA: /'guru/
• Hyphenation: guru

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guru (plural guruk)

1. A guru

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declension of guru singular plural nominative guru guruk accusative gurut gurukat dative gurunak guruknak instrumental guruval gurukkal causal-final guruért gurukért translative guruvá gurukká terminative guruig gurukig essive-formal guruként gurukként essive-modal - - inessive guruban gurukban superessive gurun gurukon adessive gurunál guruknál illative guruba gurukba sublative gurura gurukra allative guruhoz gurukhoz elative guruból gurukból delative gururól gurukról ablative gurutól guruktól

possessives of guru possessor singular possession plural possession 1st person sing. gurum guruim 2nd person sing. gurud guruid 3rd person sing. guruja gurui 1st person plural gurunk guruink 2nd person plural gurutok guruitok 3rd person plural gurujuk guruik

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guru

1. A teacher

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guru m. inv.

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

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• gvrv

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guru (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. A fox

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gȕru m. (Cyrillic spelling гу̏ру)

1. guru

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