jurubahasa
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Malay
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From juru (“expert; skilled workman”) + bahasa (“language”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]jurubahasa (Jawi spelling جوروبهاس, plural jurubahasa-jurubahasa, informal 1st possessive jurubahasaku, 2nd possessive jurubahasamu, 3rd possessive jurubahasanya)
Descendants
[edit]- Indonesian: juru bahasa
- → Kapampangan: dulubasa
- → Portuguese: jurubaça, iurubaça, jurabaça
- → English: jurubaça
- → Tagalog: dalubhasa
- → Tausug: julbahasa
Further reading
[edit]- “jurubahasa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.