> After looking at the responses, it seems that there is really no
> standard term (what does Volga use?). Even though "patriarchal"
> and "matriarchal" are, strictly speaking technical terms in feminist
> theory, could we, for the purpose of translation, simply borrow
> the common expressions "moga pettanam[pu]" and "aaDa pettanam[pu]"
> for this purpose? I realize that these terms don't really convey
> the idea of a well-rooted, pre-existing tradition which is an
> important connotation of "patriarchal".
I am comfortable with mogapettanamu and aaDa pettanamu.
However, in most of my readings I come across the terms
maatRUsvaamyamau for matriarchy, pitRUsvaamyamu for patriarchy,
dhanasvaamyamu for capitalism etc. purushaadhikya samaajamu is another
term that is seen, but I am not sure that it is equivalent to patriarchy.
Regards. --- V. Chowdary Jampala