pengetua

Malay

Etymology

Combination of peng- +‎ ketua (“leader”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəŋətua/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [pəŋətuə]

Noun

pengetua (Jawi spelling ڤڠتوا, plural pengetua-pengetua)

  1. (Usually in secondary school only) headteacher; headmaster; headmistress; principal
    Synonyms: cikgu besar, guru besar
    Siapakah pengetua kita?
    Who is our headteacher?
  2. leader
    Synonyms: ketua, tua-tua, pemimpin, kepala
    Pengetua yang mempunyai kuasa veto merupakan diktator.
    A leader who has veto power is a dictator.

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.