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waria

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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waria (plural warias)

  1. A member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender category.

See also

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Further reading

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  • Robert Oostvogels, The Waria of Indonesia: A Traditional Third Gender Role (1995)

Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Blend of wanita (woman) +‎ pria (man). First attested in 1978. Replaced wadam.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Mapudungun

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Noun

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waria (Raguileo spelling)

  1. town, village

Synonyms

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References

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