gurus

Concepts

guru

Translations

معلم روحي جُورُو

guru

Guru

γκουρού

gourou

goeroe

guru

gurú

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɡuː.rʊs]

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").