mertua
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay mertua, from Javanese ꦩꦫꦠꦸꦮ (maratuwa),
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mərˈtua̯/
- Rhymes: -tua̯, -ua̯, -a
- Hyphenation: mêr‧tua
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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Noun
mertua
- parent-in-law
Descendants
- Indonesian: mertua