jenis kelamin

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒəˈnɪs kəˈlamɪn]

Noun

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

Further reading

• “jenis kelamin” 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.