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.

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