kelamin
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kelamin, from Kensiu kəlamɪn (“pair (human)”) (compare Semnam kəːl (“human (classifier)”), from Austroasiatic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈlamɪn]
- Hyphenation: kê‧la‧min
Noun
kelamin (first-person possessive kelaminku, second-person possessive kelaminmu, third-person possessive kelaminnya)
- match, pair, partner.
- Synonyms: jodoh, sepasang
- sex: a category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species.
- Synonyms: jantina, jenis kelamin, seks
- genitalia
- Synonyms: genitalia, kemaluan
Derived terms
- berkelamin
- mengelamini
- sekelamin
- jenis kelamin
Related terms
- pelaminan
Further reading
- “kelamin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.