gurus
English
Pronunciation
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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)[1] describes the syllables gu as 'darkness' and ru as 'destroyer', thus meaning "one who destroys/dispels darkness").
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡuː.rus/, [ˈɡuːrʊs̠] or IPA(key): /ˈɡu.rus/, [ˈɡʊrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡu.rus/, [ˈɡuːrus]
Declension
Fourth-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | gū̆rus | gū̆rūs |
Genitive | gū̆rūs | gū̆ruum |
Dative | gū̆ruī | gū̆ribus |
Accusative | gū̆rum | gū̆rūs |
Ablative | gū̆rū | gū̆ribus |
Vocative | gū̆rus | gū̆rūs |
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
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