cikgu

Malay

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of encik guru.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃekɡu/ [ˈt͡ʃeʔ.ɡu]
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃikɡu/ [ˈt͡ʃiʔ.ɡu]
  • Rhymes: -ɡu, -u
  • Hyphenation: cik‧gu

Noun

cikgu (Jawi spelling چيقݢو, plural cikgu-cikgu)

  1. A teacher:[1]
    cikgu biologi ― biology teacher
    Synonyms: guru, ustaz m, ustazah f
    1. A title for a teacher.
      Cikgu Adam ― Mr Adam
    2. A form of address for a teacher.
      Cikgu, kerja yang cikgu berikan saya tak dapat siapkan.
      Miss, I wasn't able to finish the work that you gave.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “cikgu”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.