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juru.

worker; skilled man; professional: a person who belongs to a job or a profession which required training or skill

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒuru/Standard-Indonesian[ˈd͡ʒu.ru]Standard-Indonesian
  1. worker; skilled man; professional: a person who belongs to a job or a profession which required training or skill

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuruder. Malay juru- Indonesian juru Inherited from Malay juru-, from Javanese ꦗꦸꦫꦸ (juru, “expert”), from Old Javanese juru (“head, leader, chief; tradesman”).

noun/ˈd͡ʒuru/Standard-Indonesian[ˈd͡ʒu.ru]Standard-Indonesian
  1. corner

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay juru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuru (“corner; side, edge”).

noun/ˈd͡ʒuru/Standard-Indonesian[ˈd͡ʒu.ru]Standard-Indonesian
  1. civil servant 1 grade, specifically 1/C grade

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuruder. Malay juru- Indonesian juru Inherited from Malay juru-, from Javanese ꦗꦸꦫꦸ (juru, “expert”), from Old Javanese juru (“head, leader, chief; tradesman”).

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