kepala sekolah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kepala (“head”) +‎ sekolah (“school”), calque of Dutch schoolhoofd (“headteacher, principal”, literally “school head”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəpala səkolah/

Noun

kêpala sêkolah

  1. (education) headteacher, principal
    Synonyms: direktur, guru kepala
    Synonym: guru besar (Standard Malay)

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