matrilineal

English

Etymology

matri- +‎ lineal

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmeɪtɹɪˈlɪnɪəl/, /ˌmætɹɪ-/

Adjective

matrilineal (not comparable)

Tracing descent only through female lines.
Kerala traditionally has matrilineal inheritance.

Antonyms

patrilineal

Related terms

matrilateral

Translations

French: matrilinéaire (fr)

Malay: matrilineal (ms)

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English matrilineal.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.tri.li.ne.al/
Rhymes: -al
Hyphenation: ma‧tri‧li‧ne‧al

Adjective

matrilineal (Jawi spelling ماتريلينيال‎)

(anthropology) matrilineal
Antonym: patrilineal

Related terms

patrilineal

Further reading

"matrilineal" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
"matrilineal" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (Malay Literary Reference Centre).

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /matɾilineˈal/, [mat̪ɾilineˈal]

Adjective

matrilineal (plural matrilineales)

matrilineal

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