You can make 6 words from guru according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
All 4 letters words made out of guru
guru ugru gruu rguu urgu rugu guur ugur guur ugur uugr uugr gruu rguu guru ugru rugu urgu urug ruug uurg uurg ruug urug
Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word guru. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in guru.
Definitions and meaning of guru
guru
Alternative forms
goru[17th–19th c.]
gooroo[19th c.]
guroo(archaic)
Etymology
From Hindiगुरु(guru) / Punjabiਗੁਰੂ(gurū), from Sanskritगुरु(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.
Pronunciation
(UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊɹuː/, /ˈɡuːɹuː/, /ɡʊˈɹuː/
(US) IPA(key): /ˈɡʊɹ(ˌ)u/, /ˈɡu(ˌ)ɹu/, /ɡəˈɹu/
Rhymes: -ʊɹuː, -uːɹuː, -uː
Noun
guru (pluralgurusorguru)
In Indian traditions: a spiritual teacher who transmits knowledge to a shishya. [from 17th c.]
(India) Any general teacher (as a term of respect).
(sometimes humorous) An influential advisor or mentor. [from 20th c.]
(derogatory) A fraudster or conman relying on a projected air of confidence in an obscure field.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
guru (third-person singular simple presentgurus, present participleguruing, simple past and past participlegurued)
To act as a guru; to give wise advice
References
Blagar
Noun
guru
teacher
References
Antoinette Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1 (2014), p. 165
Catalan
Etymology
From Hindiगुरु(guru) / Urduگرو(guru) / Punjabiਗੁਰੂ(gurū), from Sanskritगुरु(guru, “venerable, respectable”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian)[ˈɡu.ɾu]
Noun
gurum (pluralgurus)
guru(spiritual teacher)
Further reading
“guru” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Noun
gurum anim
guru(spiritual teacher)
guru(leader or expert in a field)
Declension
Also indeclinable.
Finnish
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskritगुरु(guru).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɡuru/, [ˈɡuru]
Rhymes: -uru
Syllabification(key): gu‧ru
Noun
guru
A guru
Declension
Further reading
“guru”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][4] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡu.ʁu/
Noun
gurum (pluralgurus)
Alternative spelling of gourou
Hausa
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡúː.rúː/
(Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɡʷúː.rúː]
Noun
gūr̃ūm (pluralgūr̃ā̀yē, possessed formgūr̃un)
A large leather belt, usually containing charms.
Hungarian
Etymology
From Hindiगुरु(guru), from Sanskritगुरु(guru, “heavy”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈɡuru]
Hyphenation: gu‧ru
Rhymes: -ru
Noun
guru (pluralguruk)
guru (a Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher)
guru (leader or expert in a field)
Synonyms:tanító, mester, tanítómester
Declension
References
Indonesian
Alternative forms
goeroe(pre-1947)
Etymology
From Malayguru, ultimately Sanskritगुरु(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.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɡuru/, [ˈɡu.ru]
Hyphenation: gu‧ru
Noun
guru (pluralguru-guru, para guru, first-person possessiveguruku, second-person possessivegurumu, third-person possessivegurunya)
teacher
Derived terms
Compounds
Further reading
“guru” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
From Hindiगुरू(gurū, “teacher”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɡu.ru/
Rhymes: -uru
Hyphenation: gù‧ru
Noun
gurum (invariable)
a guru (religious or spiritual leader; influential person)
Anagrams
Urgu
Javanese
Romanization
guru
Romanization of ꦒꦸꦫꦸ
Latin
Noun
gū̆rū
ablative singular of gū̆rus
Lindu
Noun
guru
teacher
Maguindanao
Etymology
Borrowed from Malayguru, from Sanskritगुरु(gurú).
Noun
guru
teacher; instructor
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskritगुरु(gurú, “teacher, sage”) via Old Javanese, from Proto-Indo-Aryan*gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian*gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European*gʷr̥h₂ús(“heavy”).
Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 76
Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “ݢورو goeroe”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 108
Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “ݢورو guru”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 581
Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “guru”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 383
Further reading
“guru” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mapudungun
Alternative forms
gvrv
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ŋʊʐʊ/
Noun
guru(Raguileo spelling)
A fox
Old Javanese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskritगुरु(guru).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡu.ru/
Rhymes: -ru
Hyphenation: gu‧ru
Noun
guru
teacher
long syllable
Derived terms
Descendants
Javanese: ꦒꦸꦫꦸ(guru)
→ Balinese: ᬕᬸᬭᬸ(guru)
Further reading
"guru" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Pali
Alternative forms
Etymology
Cognate with Sanskritगुरु(guru). It is an assimilatory modification of garu.
Adjective
guru
heavy
venerable
Declension
Noun
gurum
teacher (clarification of this definition is needed)
Declension
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “guru”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindiगुरू(gurū) / Urduگرو(guru) / Punjabiਗੁਰੂ(gurū), from Sanskritगुरु(gurú), from Proto-Indo-Aryan*gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian*gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European*gʷr̥h₂ús(“heavy”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɡu.ru/
Rhymes: -uru
Syllabification: gu‧ru
Noun
gurum pers (indeclinable)
(Hinduism)guru(spiritual teacher)
guru(advisor or mentor)
Further reading
guru in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
guru in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Sanskritगुरु(gurú, “venerable, respectable”), originally "heavy", from Proto-Indo-European*gʷréh₂us. Doublet of bruto.
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -u
Hyphenation: gu‧ru
Noun
gurum (pluralgurus)
guru(spiritual teacher)
Noun
gurum or f by sense (pluralgurus)
guru(advisor, mentor)
Related terms
baro-
grave
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishguru or Frenchgourou.
Noun
gurum (pluralguru)
guru
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
gȕrum (Cyrillic spellingгу̏ру)
guru
Declension
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Hindiगुरू(gurū) / Urduگرو(guru), from Sanskritगुरु(guru, “venerable, respectable”).
“guru”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindiगुड़(guṛ, “jaggery”).
Pronunciation
Noun
guru
Only used in sukari guru(“jaggery”)
Swedish
Etymology
From Hindiगुरू(gurū), from Sanskritगुरु(guru, “heavy”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɡʉ̟ːrɵ/
Rhymes: -ʉːrɵ
Noun
guruc
guru
Declension
References
guru in Svensk ordbok (SO)
Toba Batak
Noun
guru
teacher
Derived terms
marguru
parguru
References
J. Warneck (1906) Tobabataksch-Deutsches Wörterbuch[5], Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, page 80