Meaning of bride price | Babel Free
ˈbɹaɪd pɹaɪsDefinitions
In some cultures, a sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride.
Equivalents
العربية
صَدَاق
Azərbaycanca
başlıq
Беларуская
ве́на
Български
вено
Bosanski
вена
Čeština
věno
فارسی
شیربها
Suomi
morsiuslunnaat
Français
prix de la fiancée
Galego
dote
Hrvatski
вена
Հայերեն
կալան
Bahasa Indonesia
mahar
Italiano
prezzo della sposa
Қазақша
қалың
한국어
신붓값
Кыргызча
калың
Bahasa Melayu
hantaran
Nederlands
buidsprijs
Ikinyarwanda
inkwano
Slovenčina
veno
Српски
вена
Kiswahili
mahari
తెలుగు
కన్యాశుల్కం
ไทย
สินสอด
Türkmençe
galyň
Українська
віно
Oʻzbekcha
qalin
Examples
“It is well known in Artas as in other villages exactly what the bride price should customarily be—so much for a cousin bride, so much more for a village bride, more still for a stranger.”
“Taiqian county in Henan province has issued guidelines saying grooms should pay no more than 60,000 yuan (HK$67,000) as a “bride price”, the Chinese tradition that a male partner offers money to his fiancée’s family to secure their marriage.”
“Their fares across the Atlantic were paid on the understanding that when they married, their Virginian husbands would pay a bride price for them of 150 pounds of tobacco, then worth about £22 (perhaps seven years’ salary for a domestic maid).”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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