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Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay mertua, from Javanese ꦩꦫꦠꦸꦮ (maratuwa).
Pronunciation
Noun
mertua (first-person possessive mertuaku, second-person possessive mertuamu, third-person possessive mertuanya)
- parent-in-law
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Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦩꦫꦠꦸꦮ (maratuwa).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key):
- (Baku) IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: mer‧tu‧a
Noun
mertua (Jawi spelling مرتوا, plural mertua-mertua, informal 1st possessive mertuaku, 2nd possessive mertuamu, 3rd possessive mertuanya)
- A parent-in-law.
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