gurus

See also: Gurus and gurús

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊ.ɹuːz/, /ˈɡuː.ɹuːz/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʊ.ɹuz/, /ɡʊˈɹuz/, /ˈɡuː.ɹuːz/, /ɡuːˈɹuːz/, /ˈɡʊ.ɹʊz/, /ɡʊˈɹʊz/

Noun

gurus

plural of guru

French

Noun

gurus m

plural of guru

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɡuː.rʊs], [ˈɡʊ.rʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɡuː.rus]

Noun

gū̆rus m (genitive gū̆rūs); fourth declension

guru

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	gū̆rus	gū̆rūs
genitive	gū̆rūs	gū̆ruum
dative	gū̆ruī	gū̆ribus
accusative	gū̆rum	gū̆rūs
ablative	gū̆rū	gū̆ribus
vocative	gū̆rus	gū̆rūs

References

^ “Advaya Taraka Upanishad(English Translation)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 15 December 2011 (last accessed), archived from the original on 6 February 2012

Portuguese

Noun

gurus

plural of guru

Spanish

Noun

gurus m pl

plural of guru

[1] “Advaya Taraka Upanishad(English Translation)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 15 December 2011 (last accessed), archived from the original on 6 February 2012

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