betina

See also: Betina

Brunei Malay

Etymology

cognate with Malay betina

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.ti.na/

Adjective

betina

1. (of animals) female

Antonyms

• jantan

Related terms

• bini-bini or perempuan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay betina, from Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina.

Adjective

betina, bētina

1. female (belonging to the sex with larger, fertilizable gametes (for animals))
2. womanly

Synonyms

• perempuan (of humans)

Antonyms

• jantan (of animals and plants)
• laki-laki (of humans)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina (compare Fijian tina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bətinə/
• Rhymes: -inə, -nə, -ə
• Rhymes: -a

Adjective

betina (Jawi spelling بتينا)

1. female (belonging to the sex with larger, fertilizable gametes (of animals and plants))

Usage notes

• In most dialects, the word tends to be derogatory in nature when applied in the human sense, akin to addressing someone with the word bitch. But in Ketapang Malay it's have neutral sense.

Synonyms

• perempuan (of humans)

Antonyms

• jantan (of animals and plants)
• lelaki (of humans)

Descendants

• Indonesian: betina