jenis kelamin

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Etymology

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Compound of jenis (distinguish) +‎ kelamin (sex), from calque from Chinese 性別性别 (“sex, gender”, literally “sex + distinguish”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [d͡ʒəˈnɪs kəˈlamɪn]

Noun

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jenis kelamin (first-person possessive jenis kelaminku, second-person possessive jenis kelaminmu, third-person possessive jenis kelaminnya)

  1. gender, biological sex.
    Synonyms: jantina, kelamin, seks

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