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

  • IPA(key): /ˈwa.ri.(j)a/

Noun

waria

  1. a man who acts like a woman
  2. a man who feels like a woman
  3. a member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender

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.
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