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Gurukkal (The last consonant is pronounced as a Retroflex lateral approximant), Malayalam script ഗുരുക്കള്, is a term used in the Malayalam language which means "Master" or "Teacher". Yoga teachers and Kalarippayattu masters are usually referred as Gurukkal. In Kalarippayattu (a martial art form in the Kerala state of south India) the master is also called a "Kalari Gurukkal". The word is derived from Sanskrit Guru and the -kkal ending is due to the practice in Malayalam of adding plural endings to words to indicate respect, even when only one person is being addressed or referred to (eg ācāryar, Bhīṣmar etc.). This word is also technically the plural of Guru, although it is rarely used in that sense.
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