jantina
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Blend of jantan + betina. Coined by Indonesian linguist Harimurti Kridalaksana in 1995.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
jantina (first-person possessive jantinaku, second-person possessive jantinamu, third-person possessive jantinanya)
Descendants[edit]
- → Malay: jantina (“gender, biological sex”)
Adjective[edit]
jantina
Further reading[edit]
- “jantina” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.