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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) describes the syllables gu as 'darkness' and ru as 'destroyer', thus meaning "one who destroys/dispels darkness").
Pronunciation
Noun
gū̆rus m (genitive gū̆rūs); fourth declension
- guru
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
References
- ^ “Advaya Taraka Upanishad(English Translation)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 2011 December 15 (last accessed), archived from the original on 6 February 2012
Portuguese
Noun
gurus
- plural of guru
Spanish
Noun
gurus m pl
- plural of guru