WOLD -

mertua

a word from vocabulary Indonesian by Uri Tadmor

Word form	mertua
LWT meaning(s)	the parents-in-law
Comments on word	Transparently contains the root tua ‘old’, but mer- has no function.
Analyzability	unanalyzable
Age	Modern [27] (1700–2007)
Register	General

Borrowed status	1. clearly borrowed
Source words	mertuwa, maratuwa 'parent-in-law' Javanese mertua 'parent-in-law' Sundanese
Effect	Replacement
Salience	Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation	Local influences in Java [27]