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)
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
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- buruhan
- memburuh
- perburuhan
- serikat buruh
Further reading
- “buruh” 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.
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
Derived terms
- buruhan
- praṅ buruh
Descendants
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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