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khwaja siras

khwaja siras is the plural of khwaja sira.

Meaning of khwaja sira

Noun

khwaja sira (plural khwaja siras)

  1. A member of a traditional transfeminine third gender in Pakistan and India since Mughal times.
    • That the discussion kept focusing on the sexual behavior of khwaja siras agitated a number of transgender activists, who were uncomfortable that these issues were being discussed in the presence of people who were not khwaja siras. […] Beena's response demonstrates the tendency of khwaja sira...2014 December 18, Susan S Wadley, South Asia in the World: An Introduction: An Introduction, Routledge, →ISBN, pages 182–183

Questions about khwaja siras

What is khwaja siras the plural of?
Khwaja siras is the plural of khwaja sira.

Words near khwaja siras in the dictionary

  1. Khwai
  2. Khwairakpam
  3. Khwairampam
  4. Khwaja
  5. khwaja sira
  6. khwaja siras
  7. Khwajas
  8. Khwarazm
  9. Khwarazmian
  10. Khwarazmians
  11. Khwarazmshah

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