juru-

Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦸꦫꦸ (juru, “expert”), from Old Javanese juru (“head, leader, chief; tradesman”).

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuru/

juru- (Jawi spelling جورو-)

1. 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”)

• Indonesian: juru

• juru

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