"ਗੁਰੂ" meaning in Punjabi

See ਗੁਰੂ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʊɾuː/ Audio: Pa-ਗੁਰੂ.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Sanskrit गुरु (guru), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥h₂ús (“heavy”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pa|sa|गुरु|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sanskrit गुरु (guru), {{inh+|pa|sa|गुरु}} Inherited from Sanskrit गुरु (guru), {{der|pa|inc-pro|*gr̥Húṣ}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *gr̥Húṣ, {{der|pa|iir-pro|*gr̥Húš}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Húš, {{der|pa|ine-pro|*gʷréh₂us|*gʷr̥h₂ús|heavy}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥h₂ús (“heavy”) Head templates: {{pa-noun|g=m|sha=گُرو}} ਗੁਰੂ • (gurū) m (Shahmukhi spelling گُرو) Inflection templates: {{pa-decl-noun|ਗੁਰੂ|ਗੁਰੂ|ਗੁਰੂ|ਗੁਰੂਆਂ|ਗੁਰੂਆ|ਗੁਰੂਓ|ਗੁਰੂਓਂ|—|ਗੁਰੂਏ|ਗੁਰੂਈਂ|ਗੁਰੂਏ|ਗੁਰੂਈਂ}} Forms: gurū [romanization], گُرو [Shahmukhi], no-table-tags [table-tags], ਗੁਰੂ [direct, singular], ਗੁਰੂ [direct, plural], ਗੁਰੂ [oblique, singular], ਗੁਰੂਆਂ [oblique, plural], ਗੁਰੂਆ [singular, vocative], ਗੁਰੂਓ [plural, vocative], ਗੁਰੂਓਂ [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural], ਗੁਰੂਏ [locative, singular], ਗੁਰੂਈਂ [locative, plural], ਗੁਰੂਏ [instrumental, singular], ਗੁਰੂਈਂ [instrumental, plural]
  1. enlightener
    Sense id: en-ਗੁਰੂ-pa-noun-LcVmCTtU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Punjabi entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Punjabi entries with incorrect language header: 89 11
  2. guru, sage, teacher
    Sense id: en-ਗੁਰੂ-pa-noun-PaerNET4 Categories (other): Punjabi nouns with declension Disambiguation of Punjabi nouns with declension: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ਗੁਰ (gur) Derived forms: ਗੁਰਪੁਰਬ (gurpurab), ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ (satigurū), ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ (vāhigurū)
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      "audio": "Pa-ਗੁਰੂ.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7a/Pa-%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%82.ogg/Pa-%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%82.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Pa-%E0%A8%97%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%82.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡʊɾuː/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "gur",
      "word": "ਗੁਰ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ਗੁਰੂ"
}

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