perguruan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed guru +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pərɡuˈruan]
• Hyphenation: pêr‧gu‧ru‧an

Noun

pêrguruan (first-person possessive perguruanku, second-person possessive perguruanmu, third-person possessive perguruannya)

1. (education) school: an institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.

   Synonyms: madrasah, maktab, sekolah

2. (education) teaching

   Synonym: pengajaran

Derived terms

• perguruan rakyat
• perguruan tinggi

 

Further reading

• “perguruan” 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.