different between matrilineal vs patrilineal

English

Etymology

matri- +? lineal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?me?t???l?n??l/, /?mæt??-/

Adjective

matrilineal (not comparable)

1. Tracing descent only through female ancestors.

   Kerala traditionally has matrilineal inheritance.

Antonyms

• patrilineal

Related terms

• matrilateral

Translations

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 ????????????, plural matrilineal-matrilineal)

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): /mat?iline?al/, [ma.t??i.li.ne?al]

Adjective

matrilineal (plural matrilineales)

1. matrilineal

English

Etymology

From patri- +? lineal.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pat???l?n??l/

Adjective

patrilineal (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to descent through male lines.
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 4:

     The Xhosa are a proud and patrilineal people with an expressive and euphonious language and an abiding belief in the importance of laws, education and courtesy.

Antonyms

• matrilineal

Derived terms

• patrilineally
• patrilineality
• patrilineal cousin

Related terms

• patrilateral

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pat?iline?al/, [pa.t??i.li.ne?al]

Adjective

patrilineal (plural patrilineales)

1. patrilineal