jantina
Indonesian
editEtymology
editBlend of jantan + betina. Coined by Indonesian linguist Harimurti Kridalaksana in 1995.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjantina (first-person possessive jantinaku, second-person possessive jantinamu, third-person possessive jantinanya)
Descendants
edit- → Malay: jantina (“gender, biological sex”)
Adjective
editjantina
Further reading
edit- “jantina” 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.