kelamin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kelamin, from Kensiu kəlamɪn (“pair (human)”) (compare Semnam kəːl (“human (classifier)”), from Austroasiatic.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈlamin/ [kəˈla.mɪn]
  • Rhymes: -amin
  • Syllabification: ke‧la‧min

Noun

kelamin (plural kelamin-kelamin)

  1. match, pair, partner
    Synonyms: jodoh, sepasang
  2. sex: a category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species
    Synonyms: jantina, jenis kelamin, seks
  3. genitalia
    Synonyms: genitalia, kemaluan

Derived terms

  • berkelamin
  • mengelamini
  • sekelamin

Further reading

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