[racchabanda] Feminine form of "Guruvu"

[DVP Rao]

So far my understanding was that the gender for "Guru" is unisex.
( by this I mean, whether the person is a male or female both are referred
to as Guru ji)
But, I am told there is a feminine equiv. for it in other Indian languages.
Do we have any in TELUGU ? If so ....... can any one throw some light ?

Thanks
DVP Rao

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[rohiniprasadk]

--- In racch...@yahoogroups.com, "DVP Rao" <dvprao@...> wrote:
>
> So far my understanding was that the gender for "Guru" is unisex.
> ( by this I mean, whether the person is a male or female both are
referred
> to as Guru ji)
> But, I am told there is a feminine equiv. for it in other Indian
languages.
> Do we have any in TELUGU ? If so ....... can any one throw some
light ?
>
> Thanks
> DVP Rao
>

In Hindi they say Guru Ma.

[Anil Kurnool]

IMHO - Guru Ma = Wife of Guru - Those days Shishyas were residents at Guru's
house.

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[msaradhi]

--- In racch...@yahoogroups.com, "DVP Rao" <dvprao@...> wrote:

> So far my understanding was that the gender for "Guru" is unisex.
> ( by this I mean, whether the person is a male or female both are
referred
> to as Guru ji)
> But, I am told there is a feminine equiv. for it in other Indian
languages.
> Do we have any in TELUGU ? If so ....... can any one throw some
light ?

The feminine form is: guruNi.

Cheers... Saradhi.

[NaChaKi]

>> In Hindi they say Guru Ma.

Like Anil (Kurnool) writes, Guru Ma is probably for the gurupatni. గురూఅయిన్ is what we learnt as feminine form of గురు in Hindi.

NaChaKi

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[J. K. Mohana Rao]

--- NaChaKi <nachak...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Like Anil (Kurnool) writes, Guru Ma is probably for the gurupatni.
> గురూఅయిన్ is what we learnt as feminine form of గురు in Hindi.
>

గుర్వీ or గుర్విణీ is the feminine form of గురూ.
Similarly, ప్రభ్వీ is the feminine form of ప్రభూ.
గుర్వీ or గుర్విణీ also means a preagnant woman.

Regards! - mOhana

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[DVP Rao]

Thanks every one for the posts so far. I learnt something new.
What I heard is "gurvI" ( in Oriya) . "gurviNi" is a new variant. Thank you
mohana garu !
Looks like it all flows from Sankrit.

another sub-question:
Is there some kind of "rule"/"formula" that establishes this ? ( say,
something like du, mu vu, lu ?)
( I was just thinking, if గ్రుహిణి is the female form, then what is the
male form ? Is there one ? can we derive it with a "formula" ?)

---- andariki vandanalato ... DVP Rao

> గురూఅయిన్ is what we learnt as feminine form of గురు in Hindi.
>
గుర్వీ or గుర్విణీ is the feminine form of గురూ.
Similarly, ప్రభ్వీ is the feminine form of ప్రభూ.

[Anil Kurnool]

Gruhasthudu X Gruhini

No formula sir - just an attempt.

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