"Guru" meaning in German

See Guru in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: De-Guru.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi गुरु (guru) / Punjabi ਗੁਰੂ (gurū), from Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “venerable, respectable”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|hi|गुरु}} Borrowed from Hindi गुरु (guru), {{bor|de|pa|ਗੁਰੂ}} Punjabi ਗੁਰੂ (gurū), {{der|de|sa|गुरु||venerable, respectable}} Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “venerable, respectable”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,s}} Guru m (strong, genitive Gurus, plural Gurus) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,s}} Forms: Gurus [genitive], Gurus [plural], strong [table-tags], Guru [nominative, singular], Gurus [definite, nominative, plural], Gurus [genitive, singular], Gurus [definite, genitive, plural], Guru [dative, singular], Gurus [dative, definite, plural], Guru [accusative, singular], Gurus [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. guru, spiritual leader Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Guru-de-noun-kDMMIDNW Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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