tetua

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tetua, from Classical Malay tetua. Equivalent to reduplication of tua (“old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [təˈtua̯]
• Hyphenation: tê‧tua

Noun

tetua (plural tetua-tetua, first-person possessive tetuaku, second-person possessive tetuamu, third-person possessive tetuanya)

1. elder, an older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.

   Synonyms: orang tua, tua-tua

2. (biology) parent, an organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended.

Further reading

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