JMdictDB - Japanese Dictionary Database

Entries

Search | Advanced Search | New Entry | Submissions | Help
Login for registered editors
Username:
Password:
jmdict 2405260 Active (id: 2008526)
一夫多妻制
いっぷたさいせい
1. [n]
▶ polygyny



History:
3. A 2019-06-02 23:11:41  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5: polygyny
中辞典: polygamy
ルミナス: polygamy, but adds: "広義では多夫制も含むので, 厳密を期するなら polygyny を使う"
2. A* 2019-06-02 21:14:13  Zakamutt <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/一夫多妻制
https://kotobank.jp/word/一夫多妻婚-31568 (different only in final kanji, in case the citation needed on wikipedia bothers you)
or just look at the kanji used
  Comments:
polygamy can be either polygynous or polyandrous; this kanji compound specifically means polygyny and should not use the less specific term
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<gloss>polygamy</gloss>
+<gloss>polygyny</gloss>
1. A 2008-09-23 00:00:00 
  Comments:
Entry created

View entry in alternate formats: jel | edict | jmdict xml | jmnedict xml | jmdictdb xml