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guru.

teacher: a person who teaches, especially one employed in a school

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡuru/Standard-Indonesian[ˈɡu.ru]Standard-Indonesian
  1. teacher: a person who teaches, especially one employed in a school

  2. teacher: a person who teaches, especially one employed in a school specifically, graduate of teacher professional education

  3. guru: a spiritual teacher who transmits knowledge to a shishya

Where this word comes from

From Malay guru, via Old Javanese, ultimately Sanskrit गुरु (gurú, “guru, teacher, sage”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥h₂ús (“heavy”). Doublet of brutal and bruto.

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