keluarga inti

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of keluarga (“family”) +‎ inti (“core”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəluˈarɡa ˈɪnti]
• Hyphenation: kê‧lu‧ar‧ga in‧ti

Noun

kêluarga inti (uncountable)

1. nuclear family: a family unit consisting of two parents (traditionally a mother and a father) and their children.

Synonyms

• keluarga batih
• keluarga asas (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “keluarga inti” 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.