matrilineal

English

Etymology

From matri- +‎ lineal.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

matrilineal (not comparable)

1. (anthropology) Tracing descent only through female ancestors.

   Kerala traditionally has matrilineal inheritance.

   • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 191:

     Enkidu expresses the values of nature, matrilineal conservatism, and the populism of the assembly, the assembly of village elders from the days before military dictatorship.

Antonyms

• patrilineal

Derived terms

• matrilineally
• matrilineality

Related terms

• matrilateral

Translations

Tracing descent only through female ancestors

• Bulgarian: по майчина линия (po majčina linija)
• Finnish: matrilineaarinen (fi)
• French: matrilinéaire (fr)
• Italian: matrilineare (it)
• Malay: matrilineal (ms)
• Spanish: matrilineal

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.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /matɾilineˈal/ [ma.t̪ɾi.li.neˈal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ma‧tri‧li‧ne‧al

Adjective

matrilineal m or f (masculine and feminine plural matrilineales)

1. (anthropology) matrilineal

Antonyms

• patrilineal

Derived terms

• matrilinaje

 

Further reading

• “matrilineal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28