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Brunei Malay
Etymology
cognate with Malay betina
Pronunciation
Adjective
betina
- (of animals) female
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay betina, from Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina.
Adjective
betina, bētina
- female (belonging to the sex with larger, fertilizable gametes (for animals))
- womanly
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Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina (compare Fijian tina).
Pronunciation
Adjective
betina (Jawi spelling بتينا)
- female (belonging to the sex with larger, fertilizable gametes (of animals and plants))
Usage notes
- In most dialects, the word tends to be derogatory in nature when applied in the human sense, akin to addressing someone with the word bitch. But in Ketapang Malay it's have neutral sense.
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