mertua

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mertua (plural mertua-mertua)

1. parent-in-law

Alternative forms

• mentua

Further reading

• “mertua”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦩꦫꦠꦸꦮ (maratuwa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Southern Peninsula) IPA^(key): [mə(r).tu.wə]
  • Rhymes: -ə
• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): [mə(r).tu.wa]
  • Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: mer‧tu‧a

Noun

mertua (Jawi spelling مرتوا, plural mertua-mertua or mertua²)

1. A parent-in-law.

Alternative forms

• mentua

Descendants

• Indonesian: mertua

Further reading

• "mertua" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017