mahaguru
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महागुरु (mahāguru, “supreme guru”), reanalyzed as maha- (“supreme”) + guru (“teacher”). Semantic loan from Dutch hoogleraar (“professor”, literally “high teacher”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mahaguru (first-person possessive mahaguruku, second-person possessive mahagurumu, third-person possessive mahagurunya)
- professor
- Synonyms: guru besar, profesor
See also edit
- mahasiswa (“college student”)
Further reading edit
- “mahaguru” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From maha- (“supreme”) + guru (“teacher”), from Sanskrit महागुरु (mahāguru).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mahaguru (Jawi spelling مهاݢورو, plural mahaguru-mahaguru, informal 1st possessive mahaguruku, 2nd possessive mahagurumu, 3rd possessive mahagurunya)
See also edit
- mahasiswa (“university student”)
Further reading edit
- “mahaguru” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- "mahaguru" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.