māhū
Hawaiian
Noun
māhū
- a person of the third gender, having traditional spiritual and social roles in the cultures of Hawaii and Tahiti
- homosexual
- effeminate boy or man
- hermaphrodite
- eunuch
References
- "The Meaning of Māhū" Outright International
- “māhū” in Ka‘ōnohi‘ulaokamanō Kai, Manomano, KAI LOA Inc.
Maori
References
- “māhū” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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