orang tua

== Indonesian == === Etymology === Compound of orang (“people”) +‎ tua (“old”), literally “old people”. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌoraŋ ˈtua/ [ˌo.raŋ ˈt̪u.a] Rhymes: -a Syllabification: o‧rang tu‧a === Noun === orang tua (plural orang-orang tua) (literally) old person Synonym: orang berumur parents: father and mother Synonyms: bonyok, ibu bapak, ortu elder, an older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community Synonym: tetua Synonym: orang tua-tua (Malay) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “orang tua”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === Compound of orang (“people”) +‎ tua (“old”), literally “old people”. === Pronunciation === (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌoraŋ ˈtwə/ [ˌo.raŋ ˈt̪wə] Rhymes: -ə (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌoraŋ ˈtwa/ [ˌo.raŋ ˈt̪wa] Rhymes: -a Hyphenation: o‧rang tua === Noun === orang tua (plural orang-orang tua or orang2 tua) (literally) old person parents: father and mother Synonyms: ibu bapa, emak ayah === Further reading === "orang tua" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017