jurubahasa

Malay

Alternative forms

• juru bahasa

Etymology

juru (“expert; skilled workman”) +‎ bahasa (“language”)

Noun

jurubahasa (Jawi spelling جوروبهاس, plural jurubahasa-jurubahasa, informal 1st possessive jurubahasaku, 2nd possessive jurubahasamu, 3rd possessive jurubahasanya)

1. interpreter

Descendants

• Indonesian: juru bahasa
• → Kapampangan: dulubasa
• → Portuguese: jurubaça, iurubaça, jurabaça
  • → English: jurubaça
• → Tagalog: dalubhasa
• → Tausug: julbahasa

Further reading

• “jurubahasa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.