Guru

See also: guru and gurú

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Gurmukhi, French gourmoukhî or Punjabi ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ (gurmukhī).

Symbol

Guru

  1. (international standards) ISO 15924 script code for Gurmukhi.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गुरु (guru) / Punjabi ਗੁਰੂ (gurū), from Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “venerable, respectable”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Germany):(file)

Noun

Guru m (strong, genitive Gurus, plural Gurus)

  1. guru, spiritual leader

Declension

Declension of Guru [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Guru die Gurus
genitive eines des Gurus der Gurus
dative einem dem Guru den Gurus
accusative einen den Guru die Gurus

Further reading

  • “Guru” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Guru” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Guru” in Duden online
  • Guru on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Guðrún where the -n is lost following nationalisation of the preceding vowel (cf. augun > augo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [²ɡʉˑɾʉ]

Proper noun

Guru f

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of Gudrun
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