waria

English

Etymology

From Indonesian waria, a blend of wanita (woman) +‎ pria (man).

Noun

waria (plural warias)

  1. 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

Noun

waria (plural waria-waria or para waria)

  1. waria (a member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender category)

Further reading

Mapudungun

Noun

waria (Raguileo spelling)

  1. town, village

Synonyms

References

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.