Meaning
4 sensesIn Indian traditions: a spiritual teacher who transmits knowledge to a shishya.
Guru
гу́руgúru, духо́вный учи́тельduxóvnyj učítelʹ
a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher
(India)Any general teacher (as a term of respect).
(humorous, sometimes)An influential advisor or mentor.
Guru
наста́вникnastávnik, учи́тельučítelʹ
(derogatory)A fraudster or conman relying on a projected air of confidence in an obscure field.
Examples
16 sentencesYou are a guru at this.
ruТы спец в этом деле. — Arkadeko
The cult guru was a kangaroo.
Sami was being brainwashed by the guru.
Yoga gurus promise to show the path to enlightenment.
According to Tom, Mary is just a predatory guru who promises gain.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Hindi गुरु (guru) / Punjabi ਗੁਰੂ (gurū), from Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “venerablBorrowed from Hindi गुरु (guru) / Punjabi ਗੁਰੂ (gurū), from Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “venerable, respectable”), originally "heavy" and in this sense cognate to English grieve and, more distantly, brute. Doublet of grave. A traditional, though flawed etymology based on the Advayataraka Upanishad (line 16) describes the syllables gu as “darkness” and ru as “destroyer”, thus ascribing the meaning of “one who destroys/dispels darkness” to the word.
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Forms
plural: gurus / guruWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular