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queer in Malay

kuira

UK/kwɪə//kwɪɹ/

queer in Malay: kuira. In English, queer means homosexual.

Malay words for queer

slang: of sexual or gender minorities
kuira
pertaining to non-normative sexuality
kuira

English meaning of queer

  1. adjective Homosexual.
  2. adjective Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
  3. adjective Pertaining to sexual or gender behaviour or identity which does not conform to conventional heterosexual or cisgender norms, assumptions etc.
  4. adjective Strange, odd, or different; whimsical.

Full definition of queer

queer in a sentence

  • I felt queer after eating those shrimp.
  • Twas a queer bachram in the pub that night!

Synonyms of queer

All synonyms of queer

queer in other languages

Questions about queer in Malay

What is the meaning of queer in Malay?
Queer in Malay is kuira.
Apakah maksud queer dalam bahasa Melayu?
Queer: kuira.
What does queer mean in English?
Queer means homosexual.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: queer (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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