transseksulo
Esperanto
Etymology
From trans (“across”) + sekso (“gender, sex”) + -ulo (“person”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /transsekˈsulo/
- Hyphenation: trans‧sek‧su‧lo
- Rhymes: -ulo
Noun
transseksulo (accusative singular transseksulon, plural transseksuloj, accusative plural transseksulojn)
- (LGBT) a transgender person
- (LGBT) a transsexual person
Usage notes
Many transgender people prefer the neologism transgenrulo, while others consider that an anglicism. Still others prefer transgenra homo or transseksa homo, reflecting the idea that their gender does not define them as in other languages.