juru bicara

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of juru (“person”) +‎ bicara (“speech”), compare Malay jurucakap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒu.ru bi.ˈt͡ʃa.ra/

Noun

juru bicara (plural juru-juru bicara, first-person possessive juru bicaraku, second-person possessive juru bicaramu, third-person possessive juru bicaranya)

1. spokesperson: a person who acts as the voice of a group of people.

   Synonym: penyambung lidah

   Synonym: jurucakap (Standard Malay)

Alternative forms

• jubir

Further reading

• “juru bicara” 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.