குரு
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Tamil[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit गुरु (guru). In the case of its usage to refer to the planet Jupiter, it refers to the god Brihaspati as the advisor of the gods.
Noun[edit]
குரு • (kuru)
- spiritual preceptor, guru, teacher, family priest, father, king
- long vowel
- boil, sore
- (music) quantity of a long note
- (music) a variety of aṇkam, which consists of eight akṣara-kālam
Proper noun[edit]
குரு • (kuru)
References[edit]
- University of Madras (1924–1936) , “குரு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press.