Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gurukula

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: gu-ruku-la
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A residential school in India with pupils living near the guru, often in the same house.

Etymology

From Sanskrit गुरुकुल (gurukula).

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: गुरुकुल

Inflected Forms

gurukulas (plural) gurukul (alternative)

Questions

What does gurukula mean?: A residential school in India with pupils living near the guru, often in the same house.
Where does gurukula come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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