ketua

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed ke- +‎ tua, inherited from Malay ketua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈtua/, [kəˈt̪u.a]
• Rhymes: -ətua, -tua, -ua, -a
• Hyphenation: kê‧tu‧a

Noun

kêtua (plural ketua-ketua, first-person possessive ketuaku, second-person possessive ketuamu, third-person possessive ketuanya)

1. chief, leader, headman

   Synonym: kepala

2. chairman, chairwoman, chairperson

   Synonym: pengerusi (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• ketua kehormatan
• ketua muda
• ketua pelatih
• ketua umum
• ketua wasit

 

Further reading

• “ketua” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Combination of ke- +‎ tua.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kətua/
• Rhymes: -ətua, -tua, -ua
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [kətuə, -tʷə]
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

ketua (Jawi spelling کتوا, plural ketua-ketua, informal 1st possessive ketuaku, 2nd possessive ketuamu, 3rd possessive ketuanya)

1. chief, leader, headman

   Synonyms: pemimpin, penghulu, tua-tua, kepala

   ketua kampung

   village head

Descendants

• Indonesian: ketua

Further reading

• “ketua” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.