binabinaaine
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Gilbertese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of bina (“look, appearance”) + aine (“woman”). Cognate with Tuvaluan pinapinaaine.
Noun
[edit]binabinaaine
- a biologically male person who lives and behaves as a female socially
- Antonym: binabinamane