Bahasa Melayu

mentua

Bahasa Melayu

English

parents-in-law

The parents of one’s husband or wife.

منتوا

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Mereka pulang untuk melawat mentua pada hujung minggu.

    They went home to visit their parents-in-law at the weekend.

  2. Dia membantu mentua di dapur.

    She helped her parents-in-law in the kitchen.

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What does “parents-in-law” mean in Malay?

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mentua

It refers to the parents of one’s spouse.

Word family

Common derived forms

dipertua
one who chairs an institution
ketua
chief; leader
pertua
elder; chairman; leader
tertua
oldest

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.