Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: waria
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender category.

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian waria, a blend of wanita (“woman”) + pria (“man”).

Inflected Forms

warias (plural)

Phrases

mak nyah

Frequently Paired Words

mak nyah

Questions

What does waria mean?: A member of Indonesia's traditional transfeminine third gender category.
Where does waria come from?: Borrowed from Indonesian waria, a blend of wanita (“woman”) + pria (“man”).

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