ketua

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed ke- +‎ tua, inherited from Malay ketua. The sense "chairman" is a semantic loan from Japanese 会長(かいちょう) (kaichō, “chairman”) (compare kaityoo).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈtua/ [kəˈt̪u.a]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ke‧tu‧a

Noun

kêtua (plural ketua-ketua)

  1. chief, leader, headman
    Synonym: kepala
  2. chairman, chairwoman, chairperson
    Synonym: pengerusi (Standard Malay)

Alternative forms

Derived terms

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

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of ke- +‎ tua.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [kə.tu.wə]
    • Rhymes: -uə, -ə
  • (Baku) IPA(key): [kə.tu.wa]
    • Rhymes: -ua, -a
  • Hyphenation: ke‧tu‧a

Noun

ketua (Jawi spelling کتوا, plural ketua-ketua)

  1. A chief, leader or head man.
    Synonyms: pemimpin, penghulu, tua-tua, kepala
    ketua kampung
    village head
  2. The oldest person who possesses an abundance of experience in a village and other places.

Affixations

  • berketuakan (“to have as leader”)
  • ketuai (“to lead, to be leader for”)
  • ketuakan (“to lead; to elect as leader”)
  • pengetua (“head teacher; principal”)

Compounds

  • guru ketua
  • ketua adat
  • ketua jurumasak (“chef”)
  • ketua kampung
  • ketua kerajaan (“head of government”)
  • Ketua Menteri (“Chief Minister”)
  • ketua muda
  • ketua murid
  • ketua negara (“head of state”)
  • ketua pejabat
  • ketua satu

Descendants

  • Indonesian: ketua

Further reading

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