buruh

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay buruh, from Old Malay vuruh (workmen), from Old Javanese buruh (paid man), wuruh, uruh, wĕrĕh (young man).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈburuh/, [ˈbu.rʊh]
  • Hyphenation: bu‧ruh

Noun

buruh (first-person possessive buruhku, second-person possessive buruhmu, third-person possessive buruhnya)

  1. laborer, labourer, worker: one who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly.

Hyponyms

  • buruh anak
  • buruh harian
  • buruh kasar
  • buruh lepas
  • buruh marginal
  • buruh migran
  • buruh musiman
  • buruh pabrik
  • buruh tambang
  • buruh tani
  • buruh terampil
  • buruh terlatih

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Further reading

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably related to wuruh, uruh (young man) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruh, *ruuh (young girl, virgin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.ruh/
  • Hyphenation: buruh

Noun

buruh

  1. paid man

Derived terms

  • buruhan
  • praṅ buruh

Descendants

  • Old Malay: vuruh (workmen)
    • Malay: buruh
      • Indonesian: buruh (laborer, labourer, worker)

References

  • "buruh" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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