dalubguro

Tagalog

Etymology

From dalub- +‎ guro (“teacher”).

Coined by Lupon sa Agham (Committee on Science) in the Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino (Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino), published in 1969 and edited by Gonsalo del Rosario. This term fell under the Kublupon sa Ulnayan (Subcommittee on Social Sciences), headed by Lucila A. Salazar.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dalubˈɡuɾoʔ/ [d̪ɐ.lʊbˈɡuː.ɾoʔ]
• Rhymes: -uɾoʔ
• Syllabification: da‧lub‧gu‧ro

Noun

dalubgurò (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜊ᜔ᜄᜓᜇᜓ)

1. professor emeritus

   Synonym: higlingkuring dalubguro

2. (neologism) professor

   Synonym: propesor

Further reading

• “dalubguro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL