female in Malay
perempuan
/ˈfiː.meɪl/
female in Malay: perempuan, betina. In English, female means belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Malay words for female
- belonging to the sex that typically produces eggs, or the gender typically associated with it
- perempuan, betina
- one of the feminine sex or gender
- perempuan, betina
English meaning of female
- adjective Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
- adjective Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare feminine, womanly.).
- adjective Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
- adjective Lacking the F factor, and able to receive DNA from another bacterium which does have this factor (a male).
female in a sentence
- female authors, the leading male and female artists, a female bird cooing at a male
- stereotypically female pastimes, an insect with typically female coloration
- the female chromosome
Synonyms of female
- socket
- womanly
- feminine
- menstruator
- vagina-owner
- vagina owner
female in other languages
Questions about female in Malay
- What is the meaning of female in Malay?
- Female in Malay is perempuan, betina.
- Apakah maksud female dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Female: perempuan, betina.
- What does female mean in English?
- Female means belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: female (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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