Marriage
The legally or socially recognized union of partners—a foundational social institution that takes vastly different forms across cultures, combining love, economics, family, law, and spirituality.
/ˈmær.ɪdʒ/Definition
The legally or socially recognized union of partners—a foundational social institution that takes vastly different forms across cultures, combining love, economics, family, law, and spirituality.
Detailed
The legally or socially recognized union of partners—a foundational social institution that takes vastly different forms across cultures, combining love, economics, family, law, and spirituality. From Old French ‘mariage’, from Latin ‘maritāre’ (to marry), from ‘marītus’ (husband). Sanskrit ‘vivāha’, Arabic ‘nikāḥ/zawāj’. The legal/social union of partners. Practices vary enormously across cultures—monogamy, polygamy, arranged, love-based.
Etymology
From Old French ‘mariage’, from Latin ‘maritāre’ (to marry), from ‘marītus’ (husband). Sanskrit ‘vivāha’, Arabic ‘nikāḥ/zawāj’. The legal/social union of partners. Practices vary enormously across cultures—monogamy, polygamy, arranged, love-based.
Explanations
Conceptual Breakdown
The legally or socially recognized union of partners—a foundational social institution that takes vastly different forms across cultures, combining love, economics, family, law, and spirituality.
Translations & Equivalents
| Language | Script | Transliteration | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telugu | వివాహం | వివాహం | |
| Tamil | திருமணம் | திருமணம் | |
| Kannada | ವಿವಾಹ | ವಿವಾಹ | |
| Malayalam | വിവാഹം | വിവാഹം | |
| Hindi | विवाह | विवाह | |
| Sanskrit | विवाहः | विवाहः | |
| Gujarati | લગ્ન | લગ્ન | |
| Bengali | বিবাহ | বিবাহ | |
| Marathi | विवाह | विवाह | |
| Urdu | شادی | شادی | |
| Arabic | زواج | زواج | |
| French | mariage | mariage | |
| German | Ehe | Ehe | |
| Spanish | matrimonio | matrimonio | |
| Portuguese | casamento | casamento | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 婚姻 | 婚姻 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 婚姻 | 婚姻 | |
| Japanese | 結婚 | 結婚 | |
| Polish | małżeństwo | małżeństwo | |
| Russian | брак | брак | |
| Malay | perkahwinan | perkahwinan | |
| Indonesian | pernikahan | pernikahan | |
| Filipino | kasal | kasal | |
| Italian | matrimonio | matrimonio | |
| Danish | ægteskab | ægteskab | |
| English | marriage | marriage |
Videos
More video explanations by language
- Mariage: Institution Culturelle et Sociale
- Casamento: Instituição Cultural e Social
- الزواج: المؤسسة الثقافية والاجتماعية
- विवाह: सांस्कृतिक और सामाजिक संस्था
- 婚姻：文化与社会制度
- 結婚：文化的・社会的制度
- Ehe: Kulturelle und gesellschaftliche Institution
- Брак: Культурный и Социальный Институт
- Matrimonio: Istituzione Culturale e Sociale
- Małżeństwo: Instytucja Kulturowa i Społeczna
- Ægteskab: Kulturel og Social Institution
- বিবাহ: সাংস্কৃতিক ও সামাজিক প্রতিষ্ঠান
- Pernikahan: Institusi Budaya dan Sosial
- Perkahwinan: Institusi Budaya dan Sosial
- Kasal: Kultural at Panlipunang Institusyon
- ازدواج: نهاد فرهنگی و اجتماعی
- Γάμος: Πολιτιστικός και Κοινωνικός Θεσμός
- திருமணம்: கலாச்சார மற்றும் சமூக நிறுவனம்
- شادی: ثقافتی اور سماجی ادارہ
- נישואים: מוסד תרבותי וחברתי
- వివాహం: సాంస్కృతిక మరియు సామాజిక సంస్థ
- Tier3 Gujarati Marriage
- Tier3 Kannada Marriage
- Tier3 Malayalam Marriage
- Marriage – Chinese (Traditional) Explanation
- Marriage – Swedish Explanation
- Marriage – Javanese Explanation
- Marriage – Korean (cultural loan) Explanation
- Marriage – Latin Explanation
- Marriage – Marathi Explanation
- Marriage – Sanskrit Explanation
- Marriage – Tongan Explanation
- Marriage – Welsh Explanation
- Marriage – Wolof Explanation
- Marriage – Xhosa Explanation
- Marriage – Zulu/Xhosa Explanation
Synonyms
matrimony, wedlock, union, nuptials
Antonyms
divorce, separation, celibacy, bachelorhood