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English
Etymology
From Indonesian waria, a blend of wanita (“woman”) + pria (“man”).
Noun
waria (plural warias)
- 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
Noun
waria
- a man who acts like a woman
- a man who feels like a woman
- a member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender
Further reading
Mapudungun
Noun
waria (Raguileo spelling)
- town, village
Synonyms
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.