一妻多夫

Chinese

one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
 wife; to marry off (a daughter)
many; much; a lot of
many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-
 
 husband; man
trad. (一妻多夫) 一 妻 多 夫
simp. #(一妻多夫) 一 妻 多 夫
anagram 一夫多妻

Pronunciation

Noun

一妻多夫

  1. polyandry (plurality of husbands at the same time)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
一 妻 多 夫
いち > いっ
Grade: 1 		さい
Grade: 5 		た
Grade: 2 		ふ
Grade: 4
goon

Etymology

一妻 (“one wife”) +‎ 多夫 (“multiple husbands”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いっさいたふ [ìssáí táꜜfù] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [isːa̠i ta̠ɸɯ̟]

Noun

一(いっ)妻(さい)多(た)夫(ふ) • (issai tafu) 

  1. polyandry (plurality of husbands at the same time)
    Synonym: ポリアンドリー
    Antonym: 一夫多妻
    Coordinate term: 一雌多雄

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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