jurusan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed jurus +‎ -an, from Malay jurusan.

• Semantic loan from Dutch richting (“major, specialisation, subject, course”, literally “direction”) for the senses in education.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuˈrʊsan]
• Rhymes: -san, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: ju‧rus‧an

Noun

jurusan (plural jurusan-jurusan)

1. direction

   Synonyms: arah, tujuan

2. (education) major: the principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university

   Synonyms: bagian, kursus (Malay), program pengajian (Malay), program studi

3. (education) course: a learning programme, whether a single class or (UK) a major area of study

   Synonyms: bagian, kursus (Malay), program pengajian (Malay), program studi

4. (education) subject cluster, subject stream, track: subject grouping at secondary education

Derived terms

• jurusan klinis

Further reading

• “jurusan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016