pondan

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay pondan, from Tamil பெண்டன் (peṇṭaṉ).

Noun

pondan (plural pondans)

  1. (Singapore, Singlish) Transvestite, ladyboy
    Synonym: (Singapore) ah kua

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil பெண்டன் (peṇṭaṉ).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpondan/ [ˈpon.dan]
  • Rhymes: -ondan, -an
  • Hyphenation: pon‧dan

Noun

pondan (Jawi spelling ڤوندن, plural pondan-pondan)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) effeminate man; transvestite
    Synonyms: banci, kedi, papak, ponen
  2. (sometimes derogatory) ladyboy; trans woman
    Synonym: mak nyah
  3. (dated, rare) tomboy
    Synonym: pengkid

Descendants

  • → English: pondan

References

  1. ^ Tom G. Hoogervorst (1 July 2015) “Tracing the linguistic crossroads between Malay and Tamil”, in Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia‎[1], volume 16, number 2, →DOI, archived from the original on 17 May 2024

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