Etymology

waria

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Today it means: A member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender category. Full definition →

Indonesian waria
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  1. Indonesian · borrowed fromwaria
  2. English todaywaria

Borrowed from Indonesian waria, a blend of wanita (“woman”) + pria (“man”).

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