dalub-

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Tagalog

Etymology

Clipping of dalubhasa, from Malay jurubahasa, on the pattern of Malay juru-, from Javanese ꦗꦸꦫꦸ (juru), from Old Javanese juru.

Pronunciation

Prefix

dalúb- (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜊ᜔) (neologism)

  1. to form nouns denoting a person who studies a particular discipline: -ist, -ian
    dalub- + ‎wika (language) → ‎dalubwika (linguist)
    dalub- + ‎hayop (animal) → ‎dalubhayop (zoologist)
  2. to make a person of something related to a much higher degree
    dalub- + ‎guro (teacher) → ‎dalubguro (professor)

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