orang tua

Compound of orang (“people”) +‎ tua (“old”), literally “old people”.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌoraŋ ˈtua/ [ˌo.raŋ ˈt̪u.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: o‧rang tu‧a

orang tua (plural orang-orang tua)

1. (literally) old person

   Synonym: orang berumur

2. parents: father and mother

   Synonyms: bonyok, ibu bapak, ortu

3. elder, an older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community

   Synonym: tetua

   Synonym: orang tua-tua (Malay)

• “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

Compound of orang (“people”) +‎ tua (“old”), literally “old people”.

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˌoraŋ ˈtwə/ [ˌo.raŋ ˈt̪wə]
  • Rhymes: -ə

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˌoraŋ ˈtwa/ [ˌo.raŋ ˈt̪wa]
  • Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: o‧rang tua

orang tua (plural orang-orang tua)

1. (literally) old person
2. parents: father and mother

   Synonyms: ibu bapa, emak ayah

• “orang tua”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017