# gurukul

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #98,185

## Definitions
1. A type of school in India and in several other countries, residential in nature, with pupils living near the guru, often within the same house.

## Etymology
* From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) + कुल (kula).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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