Bahasa Melayu

guru

Bahasa Melayu

English

teacher, educator

A person who teaches in a school or gives instruction.

ڬورو

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Guru itu mengajar Matematik di sekolah rendah.

    The teacher teaches Mathematics at the primary school.

  2. Murid-murid menghormati guru mereka.

    The pupils respect their teacher.

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guru

It refers to a person who teaches.

Word family

Common derived forms

berguru
to learn from, to study under
perguruan
education, teaching

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.