juru

See also: ĵuru, jūru, jürü, jūrų, and juru-

Guaraní

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒu.ˈɾu/

Noun

juru (plural jurukuéra)

1. mouth

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• djoeroe (1901–1947)
• djuru (1947–1972)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuru/ [ˈd͡ʒu.ru]
• Rhymes: -uru
• Syllabification: ju‧ru

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay juru-, from Javanese ꦗꦸꦫꦸ (juru, “expert”), from Old Javanese juru (“head, leader, chief; tradesman”).

Noun

juru (plural juru-juru)

1. (obsolete) worker; skilled man; professional: a person who belongs to a job or a profession which required training or skill

Derived terms

• kejuruan

• juru api
• juru arsip
• juru atak
• juru bahasa
• juru batu
• juru bayar
• juru bayar gaji
• juru bayar tagihan
• juru berita
• juru bicara
• juru buku
• juru cacar
• juru cakap
• juru catat
• juru damai
• juru foto
• juru gambar
• juru kaki
• juru kamera
• juru kas
• juru kehutanan
• juru kelat
• juru kemasan
• juru kerah
• juru keuangan
• juru kira
• juru kunci
• juru laboratorium
• juru labuhan
• juru las
• juru lelang
• juru lukis
• juru masak
• juru mesin pesawat
• juru minyak
• juru muat
• juru mudi
• juru padahi
• juru pangalasan
• juru panggil
• juru parkir
• juru periksa
• juru pertanian
• juru pisah
• juru pompa
• juru pusaka
• juru ramal
• juru rawat
• juru rawat jenazah
• juru resep
• juru rias
• juru rumpakan
• juru runding
• juru sekar
• juru selam
• juru selamat
• juru sita
• juru suara
• juru sungging
• juru surat
• juru tafsir
• juru taksir
• juru tala
• juru taman
• juru tanak
• juru tenung
• juru tera
• juru terap
• juru terbang
• juru teriak
• juru terima surat
• juru tik
• juru tinggi
• juru tulis
• juru tulis desa
• juru uang
• juru ukir
• juru ukur
• juru ulas
• juru warta

Noun

juru (plural juru-juru)

1. (government) civil servant 1 grade, specifically 1/C grade

Derived terms

• juru muda
• juru muda tingkat satu
• juru tingkat satu

Etymology 2

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

Noun

juru (plural juru-juru)

1. (archaic) corner

Derived terms

• menjuru
• penjuru

Etymology 3

Noun

juru (plural juru-juru)

1. (silat, dated) alternative spelling of jurus

Further reading

• “juru” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

juru

1. Romanization of ꦗꦸꦫꦸ

Latvian

Noun

juru f

1. inflection of jura:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuRu (“corner; side, edge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuru/
• Rhymes: -ru, -u

Noun

juru (Jawi spelling جورو, plural juru-juru)

1. (archaic) A corner.

   Synonyms: sudut, penjuru, pojok

Affixations

• menjuru
• penjuru

Descendants

• Indonesian: juru

See also

• juru- (prefix)

Further reading

• “juru” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*zuRu”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Mbyá Guaraní

Etymology

Cognate with Guaraní juru.

Noun

juru

1. mouth
2. opening

Sundanese

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦗꦸꦫꦸ (juru), from Old Javanese juru

Noun

juru (Sundanese script ᮏᮥᮛᮥ)

1. someone who holds an office or position of low rank

   juru kunci ― keeper of the key

   juru tulis ― writer

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuʀu.

Noun

juru (Sundanese script ᮏᮥᮛᮥ)

1. corner

Etymology 3

Verb

juru (Sundanese script ᮏᮥᮛᮥ)

1. See ngajuru

Further reading

• "DJOEROE", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij