jenis kelamin
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of jenis (“distinguish”) + kelamin (“sex”), from calque of Chinese 性別／性别 (“sex, gender”, literally “sex + distinguish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡ʒəˈnɪs kəˈlamɪn]
Noun
jenis kelamin (first-person possessive jenis kelaminku, second-person possessive jenis kelaminmu, third-person possessive jenis kelaminnya)
Further reading
- “jenis kelamin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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