mertua

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay mertua, from Javanese ꦩꦫꦠꦸꦮ (maratuwa),

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mərˈtua/, [mərˈt̪u.a]
Rhymes: -tua, -ua, -a
Hyphenation: mêr‧tu‧a

Noun

mertua (first-person possessive mertuaku, second-person possessive mertuamu, third-person possessive mertuanya)

parent-in-law

Alternative forms

mentua

Further reading

“mertua” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Noun

mertua

parent-in-law

Descendants

Indonesian: mertua

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