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. False cognate of English Betina, (an English female given name).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

betina or 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, comparative lebih betina, superlative paling betina)

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 has a neutral connotation.

Synonyms

• perempuan (of humans)

Antonyms

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

Descendants

• Indonesian: betina