ꦒꦸꦫꦸ

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦒꦸꦫꦸ
• Roman: guru, goeroe (dated)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese guru, from Sanskrit गुरु (guru).

Noun

ꦒꦸꦫꦸ (guru) (krama-ngoko)

1. spiritual teacher
2. teacher

   Synonym: dwija

3. (of bee) queen bee

References

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “guru”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN