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Hindi
Pronunciation
Noun
गुरू • (gurū ) m
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
Pronunciation
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 )
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 )
heavy ( in scientific language )
Synonym: जड ( jaḍ )
Derived terms
Noun
गुरू • (gurū ) m
guru , teacher , sage
( slang , sarcastic ) a smartass
Proper noun
गुरू • (gurū ) m
( astronomy ) Jupiter
See also
References
Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983 ) “गुरे ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary , New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950 ) “गुरूं ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश ( mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś ) (in Marathi), पुणे : 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
Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999 ) “गुरुं ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi , Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
Pali
Adjective
गुरू (gurū )
Devanagari script form of gurū , which is nominative / vocative / accusative plural masculine / neuter of गुरु (guru , “ heavy ” )
Noun
गुरू (gurū )
Devanagari script form of gurū , which is nominative / vocative / accusative plural of गुरु (guru , “ teacher ” )
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
Adjective
गुरू • (gurū́ or gúrū )
masculine nominative / vocative / accusative dual of गुरु ( gurú , “ heavy ” )
( Vedic ) neuter nominative / vocative / accusative plural of गुरु ( gurú , “ heavy ” )
Noun
गुरू • (gurū́ or gúrū ) stem , m
nominative / vocative / accusative dual of गुरु ( gurú , “ teacher ” )