gia trưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 家長 (“household head”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

gia trưởng

(archaic) head of a family

Adjective

gia trưởng

(of a man, disapproving) patriarchal
(disapproving) paternalistic

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