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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries다남혼
Pronunciation / Transliteration: danamhon
"일부 문화에서는 다남혼이 일반적인 관습입니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or characterized by polyandry, a form of marriage in which a woman has more than one husband.
"In some cultures, polyandrous marriages are a traditional practice that helps manage land and resources." - 2
Describing a species or organism that engages in polyandry.
"Certain species of insects exhibit polyandrous behavior, where a female mates with multiple males."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'polyandrous' is derived from the Greek roots 'poly-', meaning 'many', and 'aner', meaning 'man'. It emerged in the late 19th century as a descriptor for a form of marriage in which a woman has multiple husbands, reflecting evolving social structures and anthropological studies of marriage practices.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Polyandrous" is said worldwide
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polyandrique
Transliteration: poli-andrik
"Dans certaines cultures, le mariage polyandrique est pratiqué pour des raisons économiques."
polyandrous
Transliteration: polijandrös
"In einigen Kulturen ist die polyandrose Ehe eine gängige Praxis."
poliamoroso
Transliteration: poliamoroso
"Le relazioni poliamorose possono includere matrimoni poliamorosi."
poligámico
Transliteration: poligámico
"En algunas sociedades, el matrimonio poligámico es una norma cultural."
poligâmico
Transliteration: poligâmico
"O casamento poligâmico é uma prática em algumas culturas."
बहुविवाही
Transliteration: bahuvivahi
"कुछ संस्कृतियों में बहुविवाही विवाह एक सामान्य प्रथा है।"
多夫制
Transliteration: duō fū zhì
"在某些文化中，多夫制婚姻是常见的。"
다남혼
Transliteration: danamhon
"일부 문화에서는 다남혼이 일반적인 관습입니다."
多夫制
Transliteration: たふせい
"いくつかの文化では、多夫制の結婚が一般的です。"
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