ketua

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed ke- +‎ tua, inherited from Malay ketua.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kəˈtua̯]
  • Rhymes: -tua̯, -ua̯, -a
  • Hyphenation: kê‧tua

Noun

ketua (plural ketua-ketua, first-person possessive ketuaku, second-person possessive ketuamu, third-person possessive ketuanya)

  1. chief, leader, headman
    Synonym: kepala
  2. chairman
    Synonym: pengerusi (Standard Malay)

Derived terms
  • ketua kehormatan
  • ketua muda
  • ketua pelatih
  • ketua umum
  • ketua wasit

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Combination of ke- +‎ tua.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kətua/
  • Rhymes: -ətua, -tua, -ua
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [kətuə, -tʷə]
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

ketua (Jawi spelling کتوا‎, plural ketua-ketua, informal 1st possessive ketuaku, 2nd possessive ketuamu, 3rd possessive ketuanya)

  1. chief, leader, headman
    ketua kampung
    village head
    Synonyms: pemimpin, penghulu, tua-tua, kepala

Descendants
  • Indonesian: ketua

Further reading
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