waria
English
editEtymology
editFrom Indonesian waria, a blend of wanita (“woman”) + pria (“man”).
Noun
editwaria (plural warias)
- A member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender category.
See also
editFurther reading
edit- Robert Oostvogels, The Waria of Indonesia: A Traditional Third Gender Role (1995)
Anagrams
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editBlend of wanita (“woman”) + pria (“man”). First attested in 1978. Replaced wadam.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editwaria
- a man who acts like a woman
- a man who feels like a woman
- a member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender
Further reading
edit- “waria” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
- Robert Oostvogels, The Waria of Indonesia: A Traditional Third Gender Role (1995)
Mapudungun
editNoun
editwaria (Raguileo spelling)
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
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