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gurūn

Guru

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What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. gurü-

gurü- Adj. schwer, gewichtig, hart, heftig, drückend, groß (RV +, gurvi-f. AVP, Sü +), m. Bezeichnung ehrwürdiger Personen. besonders des Lehrers, ‘Guru’ (Sü +); gäriyas- schwerer (Käth. TB +), garistha- schwerst (Pän, kl.); gariman- m. Schwere (VdhSü +). - Mi., ni., vgl. a$. guru-/gulu-, daneben garu-/ gülgulu- - gülma- 491 galu-, pä. garu(ka)-, hi. garuäa ‘schwer, ehrwürdig’ u.a. (Tu 4209, TuAdd 4209); pkt. … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. gurü-, p. 545]

2. غُرُ

guru mf(vī)n. ( cf. giri; comp. garīyas, once yastara, gurutara, superl. gariṣṭha, gurutama See ss.vv. ) heavy, weighty (opposed to laghu), RV. i, 39, 3 and iv, 5, 6 ; AV. &c. ( g. SORqA di , Gaṇar. 101 )

3. غُرُ

(in prosody) long by nature or position (a vowel), Prāt. (a vowel long both by nature and by position is called garīyas, RPrāt. xviii, 20 ), Pāṇ. i, 4, 11 and 12

4. غُرُ

high in degree, vehement, violent, excessive, difficult, hard, RV. ; MBh. &c.

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  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. guru (vol. 3, scan p. 620; entry #6971).

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