kelamin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kelamin, from Kensiu kəlamɪn (“pair (human)”) (compare Semnam kəːl (“human (classifier)”), from Austroasiatic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈlamɪn]
• Hyphenation: kê‧la‧min

Noun

kelamin (first-person possessive kelaminku, second-person possessive kelaminmu, third-person possessive kelaminnya)

1. match, pair, partner.

   Synonyms: jodoh, sepasang

2. sex: a category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species.

   Synonyms: jantina, jenis kelamin, seks

3. genitalia

   Synonyms: genitalia, kemaluan

Derived terms

• berkelamin
• mengelamini
• sekelamin

 

• jenis kelamin

 

Related terms

• pelaminan

 

Further reading

• “kelamin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.