Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

khanith

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: khanith
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person in Oman who was assigned male at birth and who has a feminine gender identity or gender expression, such as a trans woman or an effeminate gay man.

Etymology

From Arabic خَنِيث (ḵanīṯ).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: خَنِيث, خ ن ث

Inflected Forms

khaniths (plural) xanith (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

mukhannath

Questions

What does khanith mean?: A person in Oman who was assigned male at birth and who has a feminine gender identity or gender expression, such as a trans woman or an effeminate gay man.
Where does khanith come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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