херээжен
Tuvan
Etymology
From херек (xerek, “need”) + жен (jen, “woman”). This term was created during the Soviet era to replace earlier херээжок (xereejok, “woman; woman of low social status”, literally “needless”), presumably due to its negative connotations that went against the socialist ideal of gender quality at the time.[1] The component жен is a borrowing from Russian жена (žena, “wife”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɛˌrɛːˈʒɛn/
Synonyms
- кадай (kaday)
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