ashtime

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noun

Among the Maale people of Ethiopia, a male transvestite serving in the king's court, regarded as a third gender.

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nounashtime (plural ashtime)
  1. Among the Maale people of Ethiopia, a male transvestite serving in the king's court, regarded as a third gender.

    There were, as I have pointed out, three genders in traditional Maale: atinke, lali, and ashtime. Male, female, and transvestite.

    1999, Donald L. Donham, History, Power, Ideology, page 106

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ashtime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ashtime

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“ashtime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ashtime. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ashtime,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ashtime.

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