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guru.

guru (spiritual teacher)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡu.ru/
  1. guru (spiritual teacher)

    Hinduism · indeclinable · masculine · person
  2. guru (advisor or mentor)

    indeclinable · masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hindi गुरू (gurū) / Urdu گرو (guru) / Punjabi ਗੁਰੂ (gurū), from Sanskrit गुरु (gurú), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥h₂ús (“heavy”).

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