"guru besar" meaning in Malay

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Noun

IPA: /ɡu.ru bə.sa(r)/ Forms: ݢورو بسر [Jawi], guru-guru besar [plural]
Etymology: guru (“teacher”) + besar (“big”) Etymology templates: {{compound|ms|guru|besar|t1=teacher|t2=big}} guru (“teacher”) + besar (“big”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=ݢورو بسر}} guru besar (Jawi spelling ݢورو بسر, plural guru-guru besar)
  1. (Malaysia) the principal or headteacher of a school Wikipedia link: Comparison of Standard Malay and Indonesian, False friend Tags: Malaysia Synonyms: kepala sekolah Synonyms (Indonesian): guru kepala Hypernyms: guru, cikgu (english: teacher) Coordinate_terms: dekan (english: dean of a university faculty), pengetua (english: head of a school, college or polytechnic)
    Sense id: en-guru_besar-ms-noun-7rf8FMoF Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malaysian Malay, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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