குருகுலம்
Tamil edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit गुरुकुल (gurukula).
Noun edit
குருகுலம் • (kurukulam) (plural குருகுலங்கள்)
- gurukula, an ancient system of education practised in India, Asia. Through this system, the student wishing to pursue education had to serve the teacher to learn various skills such as warfare and Vedic literature.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
குருகுலம் • (kurukulam)
- (Hinduism) the Kuru dynasty
- Synonym: குருவம்சம் (kuruvamcam)
- Kurukulam, title of a maritime martial caste also known as Karaiyar. The title is connected to their origin myth to the Kuru kingdom of Mahabharata.
References edit
University of Madras (1924–1936) “குருகுலம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press