đa thê

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 多妻.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ tʰe˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ tʰej˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˧ tʰej˧˧]

Adjective

đa thê

  1. polygynous
  2. (by extension) polygamous