waria

English

Etymology

From Indonesian waria, a blend of wanita (“woman”) +‎ pria (“man”).

Noun

waria (plural warias)

1. A member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender category.

See also

• mak nyah

Further reading

• Robert Oostvogels, The Waria of Indonesia: A Traditional Third Gender Role (1995)

Anagrams

• awari

Indonesian

Etymology

Blend of wanita (“woman”) +‎ pria (“man”). First attested in 1978. Replaced wadam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.ri.(j)a/

Noun

waria

1. a man who acts like a woman
2. a man who feels like a woman
3. a member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender

Further reading

• “waria” 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.
• Robert Oostvogels, The Waria of Indonesia: A Traditional Third Gender Role (1995)

Mapudungun

Noun

waria (Raguileo spelling)

1. town, village

Synonyms

• kara

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.