gia trưởng

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 家長 (household head).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gia trưởng

  1. (archaic) head of a family

Adjective[edit]

gia trưởng

  1. (of a man, disapproving) patriarchal
  2. (disapproving) paternalistic