matrilineal

English

Etymology

matri- +‎ lineal

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

matrilineal (not comparable)

1. Tracing descent only through female lines.

   Kerala traditionally has matrilineal inheritance.

Antonyms

• patrilineal

Related terms

• matrilateral

Translations

Translations

• French: matrilinéaire (fr)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Malay: matrilineal (ms)

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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)

1. (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, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /matɾilineˈal/ [ma.t̪ɾi.li.neˈal]

Adjective

matrilineal m or f (masculine and feminine plural matrilineales)

1. matrilineal