waria
English
Etymology
From Indonesian waria, a blend of wanita (“woman”) + pria (“man”).
Noun
waria (plural warias)
- A member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender category.
See also
Further reading
- Robert Oostvogels, The Waria of Indonesia: A Traditional Third Gender Role (1995)
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
Blend of wanita (“woman”) + pria (“man”). First attested in 1978. Replaced wadam.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /waˈria/ [waˈri.a]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: wa‧ri‧a
Noun
waria (plural waria-waria or para waria)
- waria (a member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender category)
Further reading
- “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
Noun
waria (Raguileo spelling)
Synonyms
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.