jenis kelamin
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of jenis (“distinguish”) + kelamin (“sex”), from calque of Chinese 性別/性别 (“sex, gender”, literally “sex + distinguish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d͡ʒəˈnɪs kəˈlamɪn]
Noun
jenis kelamin (first-person possessive jenis kelaminku, second-person possessive jenis kelaminmu, third-person possessive jenis kelaminnya)
- gender, biological sex.
- Synonyms: jantina, kelamin, seks
Further reading
- “jenis kelamin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.