单词 | pativrata |
释义 | pativratan. In South Asia, among Hindus: a woman who is faithful and devoted to her husband. ΚΠ 1956 Far Eastern Q. 15 484 A wife who shows utter devotion to her husband is held up as an ideal, as a pativratā, i.e., one who regards the devoted service of her husband as her greatest duty. 1975 in G. R. Karnad Hayavadana i. 7 What brought you to this?.. Could it be that you insulted a pativrata, dedicated to the service of her husband? 1990 Amer. Anthropologist 92 789/2 The author's aim is to explore..the process by which girls learn behavioral conformity to the pativrata role. 2000 Hindu (Nexis) 13 Feb. The serials portrayed strong women who smiled through everything... The weak ‘pativrata’ was now being replaced by the adamant rights-seeking dynamic wife. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1956 |
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