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gender in Malay

jantina

/ˈd͡ʒɛndə//ˈd͡ʒɛndɚ/

gender in Malay: jantina, jenis. In English, gender means class; kind.

Malay words for gender

biological sex
jantina
grammar: division of nouns and pronouns
jenis

English meaning of gender

  1. noun Class; kind.
  2. noun Sex (a category, either male or female, into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species).
  3. noun Identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.).
  4. noun A division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech) into masculine or feminine, and sometimes other categories like neuter or common, and animate or inanimate.

Full definition of gender

gender in a sentence

  • the gene is activated in both genders
  • The effect of the medication is dependent upon age, gender, and other factors.
  • This outfit I'm wearing feels gender as hell. It's incredible that I get to look this hot.

Synonyms of gender

gender in other languages

Questions about gender in Malay

What is the meaning of gender in Malay?
Gender in Malay is jantina, jenis.
Apakah maksud gender dalam bahasa Melayu?
Gender: jantina, jenis.
What does gender mean in English?
Gender means class; kind.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: gender (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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