dalubturo

Tagalog

Etymology

From dalub- +‎ turo.

Coined by Lupon sa Agham (Committee on Science) in the Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino (Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino), published in 1969 and edited by Gonsalo del Rosario. This term fell under the Kublupon sa Ulnayan (Subcommittee on Social Sciences), headed by Lucila A. Salazar.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /dalubˈtuɾoʔ/ [d̪ɐ.lʊbˈt̪uː.ɾoʔ]
  • Rhymes: -uɾoʔ
  • Syllabification: da‧lub‧tu‧ro

Noun

dalubturò (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜓᜊ᜔ᜆᜓᜇᜓ)

  1. instructor, professor
    Synonyms: instruktor, propesor

Further reading

  • dalubturo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
  • Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL