dalub-

Tagalog

Etymology

Clipping of dalubhasa, from Malay jurubahasa, on the pattern of Malay juru-, from Javanese ꦗꦸꦫꦸ (juru), from Old Javanese juru.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈlub/ [d̪ɐˈlub̚]
• Syllabification: da‧lub-

Prefix

dalúb- (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜊ᜔) (neologism)

1. to form nouns denoting a person who studies a particular discipline: -ist, -ian

   ‎dalub- + ‎wika (“language”) → ‎dalubwika (“linguist”)

   ‎dalub- + ‎hayop (“animal”) → ‎dalubhayop (“zoologist”)

2. to make a person of something related to a much higher degree

   ‎dalub- + ‎guro (“teacher”) → ‎dalubguro (“professor”)

Derived Terms

• dalub- -an
• dalub- -han