kelamin

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kəˈlamɪn]
  • Hyphenation: kê‧la‧min

Noun

kelamin (first-person possessive kelaminku, second-person possessive kelaminmu, third-person possessive kelaminnya)

  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
  • pelaminan

Further reading
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