𐰍𐰆𐰺𐰆

Old Turkic

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “venerable, respectable”). Cognate with English guru.

Noun

𐰍𐰆𐰺𐰆 (ɣuru)

  1. guru
    • 9th century CE, Irk Bitig, Omen 67
      𐰉𐰆𐰺𐰆𐰀:𐰍𐰆𐰺𐰆:𐰾𐰓𐰯:𐰲𐰢𐰔:𐰃𐰾𐰃𐰏:𐰽𐰭𐰆𐰣:𐰃𐱅𐰀𐰲𐰸:𐰇𐰲𐰇𐰤:𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰃𐰓𐰢
      burua:ɣuru:ešidip:ečimiz:isig:saŋun:itačuq:üčün:bitidim
      ...after having listened to the burua guru ( i.e. the spiritual master of presage), wrote (this book) for our affectionate big brother General Itachuk.

References
  • Tekin, Talât (1993) “guru”, in Irk Bitig: The Book of Omens, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 54
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