guru besar

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Compound of guru (“teacher”) +‎ besar (“big”), calque of Dutch hoogleraar (“professor”, literally “big + teacher”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡuru bəˈsar] === Noun === guru bêsar (plural guru-guru besar) professor (most senior rank for an academic at a university) Synonyms: mahaguru, profesor senior teacher, lecturer or researcher working at an institution of higher education ==== Usage notes ==== This is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay guru besar. ==== Hypernyms ==== dosen (“lecturer”) === Further reading === “guru besar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === guru (“teacher”) +‎ besar (“big”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡu.ru bə.sa(r)/ === Noun === guru besar (Jawi spelling ݢورو بسر, plural guru-guru besar or guru2 besar) (Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei) the principal or headteacher of a school ==== Usage notes ==== This is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian guru besar. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== guru, cikgu (“teacher”) ==== Coordinate terms ==== dekan (“dean of a university faculty”) pengetua (“head of a school, college or polytechnic”)