గురువు

Telugu

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “guru, teacher, sage; venerable or respectable person”) +‎ -వు (-vu).

Noun

గురువు • (guruvu) m (plural గురువులు)

1. teacher, preceptor, master, superior, learned man, father.
2. a title or name of Brihaspati, tutor of the Gods, who was the husband of Tāra.
3. any venerable man.
4. (poetry) A long syllable.

Synonyms

• ఉపాధ్యాయుడు (upādhyāyuḍu)

Derived terms

• గురుకులము (gurukulamu)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “heavy, weighty; heavy in the stomach, difficult to digest; high in degree, vehement, violent, excessive, difficult, hard; valuable, highly prized; venerable, respectable”) +‎ -వు (-vu).

Adjective

గురువు • (guruvu)

1. heavy, weighty.
2. great, important.
3. difficult, arduous.
4. venerable, respectable.
5. hard of digestion.

Antonyms

• లఘువు (laghuvu)

Derived terms

• గురుకోణము (gurukōṇamu, “obtuse angle”)

References

• "గురువు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 381