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Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦸꦫꦸ (juru, “expert”), from Old Javanese juru (“head, leader, chief; tradesman”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
juru- (Jawi spelling جورو-)
- Denotes a worker, a skilled person, a professional, or a person who belongs to a job or a profession which requires training or skill characterised by the root word.
- juru- + jual (“to sell”) → jurujual (“salesperson”)
- juru- + wang (“money”) → juruwang (“cashier”)
- juru- + elektrik (“electric”) → juruelektrik (“electrician”)
- juru- + terbang (“to fly”) → juruterbang (“airline/aeroplane pilot”)
- juru- + rawat (“to treat”) → jururawat (“nurse”)
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