juru rawat

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of juru (“worker; skilled man; professional”) +‎ rawat, from Malay jururawat, from Javanese ꦗꦸꦫꦸꦫꦮꦠ꧀ (jururawat, “nurse”). Compare to Japanese 看護師(かんごし) (kangoshi, literally “nurse + expert”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒuru ˈrawat̚]

Noun

juru rawat (plural juru-juru rawat)

  1. (dated) nurse
    Synonyms: ners, perawat, suster

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