Patriarchy is a social system, like a family or society, where the man is dominant and has authority over others.
There are 4 syllables in the word ‘patriarchy’, and the primary stress or emphasis is on the first one: pei-chree-aar-kee [IPA: peɪtʃɹiɑ:ɹki].
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- pei [IPA: peɪ]
You start with the P sound and then move to the sound ‘ei’, as in the word ‘day’. Since this syllable is stressed, the P sound is produced with a bit of aspiration, as if there is a tiny H sound after the P. - chree, or [IPA: tʃɹi]
This syllable begins with a consonant cluster – TR. When T comes before an R
sound, it often changes into a CH sound. Then you move from the cluster to the
‘ee’ as in the word ‘sheep’. - aar [IPA: ɑ:ɹ]
You start with the soft R vowel ‘aar’ (as in the word ‘car’), but since the previous syllable ended with a high front vowel – ‘chree’ – and this syllable begins with a vowel, we often insert a Y sound in between: chree-yaar. - kee [IPA: ki]
You start with a K sound and move to an ‘ee’ vowel (as in the word ‘sea’).
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