Etymology[edit]
From Pali guru, from Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “teacher”). Compare Burmese ဂုရု (gu.ru.), Khmer គ្រូ (kruu), Lü ᦆᦴ (xuu), Thai ครู (kruu).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Vientiane) IPA(key): [kʰuː˧˥]
- (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [kʰuː˩˨]
- Hyphenation: ຄູ
- Rhymes: -uː
ຄູ • (khū)
- teacher
Derived terms[edit]