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Indonesian
Etymology
Blend of jantan + betina. Coined by Indonesian linguist Harimurti Kridalaksana in 1995.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: jan‧ti‧na
Noun
jantina (first-person possessive jantinaku, second-person possessive jantinamu, third-person possessive jantinanya)
- (rare) gender, biological sex.
- Synonyms: jenis kelamin, kelamin, seks
Descendants
- → Malay: jantina (“gender, biological sex”)
Adjective
jantina
- bisexual.
- Synonym: biseksual
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