คุรุ
kú-rú
Meanings
1NounB2
guru; revered teacher
A revered teacher or spiritual mentor; ‘guru’ (Sanskrit loanword), used in religious or honorific contexts; can also be a formal term for teacher.
Examples
ศิษย์sìtศิษย์sìtdisciple; pupil; studentนมัสการnà-mát-sà-gaanนมัสการnà-mát-sà-gaan1[to] pay homage; venerate (Buddhist)2homage; veneration; formal salutation3formal salutation to Buddhist clergyคุรุkú-rúคุรุkú-rú1guru; revered teacher2teacher (formal)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toความเคารพkwaam kao-rópความเคารพkwaam kao-róp1respect; esteem; regard2deference; observance3reverence; venerationก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toภาวนาpaa-wá-naaภาวนาpaa-wá-naa1[to] pray; [to] recite a prayer2[to] earnestly wish for3[to] meditate; [to] chant (Buddhist practice)
The disciples pay respects to the guru before beginning meditation.
2NounB2
teacher (formal)
Formal/literary term for teacher, sometimes appearing in institutional names or ceremonial contexts.
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsมุทิตาจิตmú-tí-dtaa jìtมุทิตาจิตmú-tí-dtaa jìtsympathetic joy; appreciative joyแก่gàeแก่gàe1old (age)2to; toward (recipient/affected party)3ripe; mature (food/drink) [often overripe]4for; with regard toคุรุkú-rúคุรุkú-rú1guru; revered teacher2teacher (formal)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsโรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)จัดขึ้นjàt kûenจัดขึ้นjàt kûen1[to] be held; take place (of an event)2[to] organize; hold; stage (an event)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)เรียบง่ายrîiap ngâaiเรียบง่ายrîiap ngâai1simple; plain2modest; unpretentious3minimalistแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)อบอุ่นòp ùnอบอุ่นòp ùn1warm (temperature)2warm; cozy; affectionate (feeling/atmosphere)3[to] warm; keep warm
The school’s tribute ceremony for long-serving teachers was held simply yet warmly.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
กูรูgoo rooกูรูgoo roo1expert; authority2self‑styled expert (often ironic)3spiritual teacher
- expert; authority
- self‑styled expert (often ironic)
- spiritual teacher
ปรมาจารย์bpà-rá-maa-jaanปรมาจารย์bpà-rá-maa-jaangrandmaster; supreme master; revered teacher
grandmaster; supreme master; revered teacher
อาจารยะaa-jaa-rá-yáอาจารยะaa-jaa-rá-yáspiritual teacher; guru; learned master (Indic loan; formal)
spiritual teacher; guru; learned master (Indic loan; formal)
อาจารย์ใหญ่aa-jaan yàiอาจารย์ใหญ่aa-jaan yài1headmaster/headmistress; school principal2donated cadaver (respectful term)
- headmaster/headmistress; school principal
- donated cadaver (respectful term)
อาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)
- teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)
- honorific/title for a teacher
- master (spiritual/martial/arts)