mertua

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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mertua (first-person possessive mertuaku, second-person possessive mertuamu, third-person possessive mertuanya)

  1. parent-in-law

Alternative forms

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Further reading

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Malay

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Noun

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mertua

  1. parent-in-law

Descendants

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