C20: from Punjabi gurduārā, from Sanskrit guru teacher + dvārādoor
gurdwara in American English
(ˈɡɜːrdwɑːrə)
noun
a Sikh temple in India
Word origin
[1905–10; ‹ Panjabi gurduārā ‹ Skt gur(u) guru + dvāra door]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cadre, one-shot, persona, push-up, scrounge
Examples of 'gurdwara' in a sentence
gurdwara
We had both been invited to speak at the local gurdwara.