guru besar
Indonesian
Etymology
Calque of Dutch hoogleraar (“professor”), from guru (“teacher”) + besar (“big”).
Noun
guru besar (first-person possessive guru besarku, second-person possessive guru besarmu, third-person possessive guru besarnya)
- professor (most senior rank for an academic at a university)
- 2018 October 25, Puthut Ami Luhur, “Undip Kukuhkan Tiga Guru Besar Sekaligus [Universitas Diponegoro (Undip) Inaugurates Three Professors at Once]”, in Suara Merdeka[1], archived from the original on 24 October 2018:
- Ia melanjutkan, Prof Winarni merupakan guru besar ke- 15 di FPIK dan satu diantara dua guru besar wanita di fakultas tersebut. Sementara Prof Syafrudin merupakan guru besar aktif ke- 23 di Fakultas Teknik. Sedangkan Prof Naili merupakan guru besar aktif Fakultas ISIP yang keempat di mana tiga di antaranya wanita.
- He proceeded (to explain) that Prof. Winami is the 15th professor in FPIK and one of the two female professors in the faculty, while Prof. Syafrudin is the 23rd active professor in the Faculty of Engineering, whereas Prof. Naili is the fourth active professor of the ISIP Faculty where three of them are women.
- Synonym: profesor
- senior teacher, lecturer or researcher working at an institution of higher education
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Further reading
- “guru besar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
guru (“teacher”) + besar (“big”)
Pronunciation
Noun
guru besar (Jawi spelling ݢورو بسر, plural guru-guru besar, informal 1st possessive guru besarku, 2nd possessive guru besarmu, 3rd possessive guru besarnya)
- the principal or headteacher of a school
- 2018 October 11, Sahama, “Menghargai jasa guru [To appreciate the services of teachers]”, in Media Permata[2], archived from the original on 25 October 2018:
- Hadir dalam majlis tersebut ialah guru besar, Hajah Noorliah binti Haji Aspar, penolong-penolong guru besar, guru-guru dan semua pelajar di sekolah tersebut.
- Present at the ceremony was the principal, Hajah Noorliah binti Haji Aspar, assistant principals, teachers and all the students of the school.
Synonyms
- (Indonesian) guru kepala, kepala sekolah
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Coordinate terms
- dekan (“dean of a university faculty”)
- pengetua (“head of a school, college or polytechnic”)
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