गुरू

See also: गुरु, गरि, गिरी, गोरा, गोर, गोरी, गिरि, and गौर

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʊ.ɾuː/

Noun

गुरू • (gurū) m

1. Pronunciation spelling of गुरु

Declension

Declension of गुरू (masc ū-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गुरू gurū	गुरू gurū
oblique	गुरू gurū	गुरुओं guruõ
vocative	गुरू gurū	गुरुओ guruo

Marathi

Alternative forms

• गुरूं (gurū̃)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.ɾu/, [ɡu.ɾuː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi गुरुं (guruṃ), from Sanskrit गोरूप (gorūpa, “bovine; cow-shaped”). Compare Konkani गोर्वां (gorvā̃).

Noun

गुरू • (gurū) n (plural गुरे)

1. cattle

   गुरे रस्त्यावर आहेत. ― gure rastyāvar āhet. ― Cattle are on the road.

Etymology 2

गुरू ग्रह

Borrowed from Sanskrit गुरु (guru), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us.

Adjective

गुरू • (gurū)

1. heavy (in scientific language)

   Synonym: जड (jaḍ)

Derived terms

• गुरुत्व (gurutva)

Noun

गुरू • (gurū) m

1. guru, teacher, sage
2. (slang, sarcastic) a smartass

Proper noun

गुरू • (gurū) m

1. (astronomy) Jupiter

See also

Solar System in Marathi · सूर्यमाला (sūryamālā) (layout · text)
Star	सूर्य (sūrya)
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	बुध (budh)	शुक्र (śukra)	पृथ्वी (pŕthvī)	मंगळ (maṅgaḷ)	[Term?]	गुरू (gurū)	शनी (śanī)	युरेनस (yurenas)	नेपच्यून (nepacyūn)	प्लूटो (plūṭo)	[Term?]
Notable moons	—	—	चंद्र (candra)	[Term?] [Term?]	—	[Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]	[Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]	[Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?]	[Term?]	[Term?]	[Term?]

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गुरे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गुरूं”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गुरूं”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “गुरुं”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.

Pali

Adjective

गुरू (gurū)

1. Devanagari script form of gurū, which is nominative/vocative/accusative plural masculine/neuter of गुरु (guru, “heavy”)

Noun

गुरू (gurū)

1. Devanagari script form of gurū, which is nominative/vocative/accusative plural of गुरु (guru, “teacher”)

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡu.rúː/, /ɡú.ruː/

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.ɾuː/

Adjective

गुरू • (gurū́ or gúrū)

1. masculine nominative/vocative/accusative dual of गुरु (gurú, “heavy”)
2. (Vedic) neuter nominative/vocative/accusative plural of गुरु (gurú, “heavy”)

Noun

गुरू • (gurū́ or gúrū) stem, m

1. nominative/vocative/accusative dual of गुरु (gurú, “teacher”)