see|Guru|gurú
English

Etymology
From Hindustani ��र� / URchar|گر� < Sanskrit ��र�, meaning heavy. An etymology based on the Advayataraka Upanishad (14--18, verse 5) describes the syllables gudarkness and rudispeller, as in dispeller of darkness.

Noun
en-noun

1. A Hindu spiritual teacher.
2. An advisor or mentor.

#:He acted as her guru, giving much needed advice over the years.

1. A leader or expert in a field.

#:The Wiktionary guru made many helpful contributions.

Derived terms
Gurmukhi
guruship
Sadguru

Translations
trans-top|A Hindu spiritual teacher
Croatian: t-|hr|guru|m
Finnish: t-|fi|guru
German: t-|de|Guru|m
trans-mid
Greek: t|el|γκο��ο�|m|sc=Grek (gkouroú)
trans-bottom

trans-top|An advisor or mentor
Croatian: t-|hr|guru|m
Finnish: t-|fi|guru
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|A leader or expert in a field
Croatian: t-|hr|guru|m
Finnish: t-|fi|guru
Greek: t|el|γκο��ο�|m|sc=Grek (gkouroú)
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Chinese: �師, �� (z�ng shī)
ttbc|Dutch: goeroe m
ttbc|French: gourou m
ttbc|German: Guru m
ttbc|Hindi: ��र� (gurū) m
ttbc|Indonesian: guru
ttbc|Japanese: �� (ky�so)
mid
ttbc|Korean: ��� (jidoja)
ttbc|Kannada: ��ರ�
ttbc|Punjabi: ��ਰ� (gurū)
ttbc|Sanskrit: ��र� (guru) g|Sanskrit
ttbc|Spanish: gurú m
ttbc|Telugu: ��ర�వ�, � ర���ల� :విశారద�డ�, ��విద�డ�
ttbc|Urdu: URchar|گر� (gurū) m

Category:Hindi derivations
Category:Sanskrit derivations
Category:Urdu derivations
Category:Hinduism

Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|g=m|gurui

1. #English|guru

Declension
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Indonesian

Noun
guru

1. teacher

Category:Indonesian nouns

fr:guru
io:guru
id:guru
hu:guru
pt:guru
ru:guru
vi:guru
zh:guru

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