jenis

See also: Jěniš and Jenis

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jenis, from Arabic جِنْس (jins). Doublet of genus, gender, and genre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒəˈnɪs]
• Hyphenation: jê‧nis

Noun

jenis (plural jenis-jenis, first-person possessive jenisku, second-person possessive jenismu, third-person possessive jenisnya)

1. type, kind

   Synonym: macam

2. quality

   Synonym: mutu

3. (biology) species

   Synonym: spesies

4. sex, gender

Derived terms

• berjenis
• berjenis-jenis
• menjenis
• penjenisan
• sejenis

 

• jenis kata
• jenis kelamin
• jenis kesenian

 

See also

• jenis kesenian
• jenis kelamin

Further reading

• “jenis” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِنْس (jins).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒenis/ [ˈd͡ʒe.nis]
• Rhymes: -is

Noun

jenis (Jawi spelling جنيس, plural jenis-jenis, informal 1st possessive jenisku, 2nd possessive jenismu, 3rd possessive jenisnya)

1. type

Derived terms

• penjenisan

Further reading

• “jenis” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.