fakaleitī
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Tongan fakaleitī; the second part comes from English lady.
Noun[edit]
fakaleitī (plural fakaleitīs or fakaleitī)
- (Tonga) A man who behaves in an effeminate manner.
- Synonyms: cockney, pansy, sissy; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man
Tongan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From faka (“in the manner of”) + leitī (“woman”), itself borrowed from English lady.
Noun[edit]
fakaleitī
- fakaleitī
- Synonyms: fakafefine, leitī
Descendants[edit]
- → English: fakaleitī
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