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)

1. 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

1. parent-in-law

Descendants

• Indonesian: mertua