mẫu hệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 母系, composed of 母 (“mother”) and 系 (“lineage”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [məw˦ˀ˥ he˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [məw˧˨ hej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [məw˨˩˦ hej˨˩˨]

Adjective

mẫu hệ

  1. matriarchal
    Antonym: phụ hệ
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