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)

  1. parent-in-law

Alternative forms

  • mentua

Further reading

Malay

Noun

mertua

  1. parent-in-law

Descendants

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