betina
See also: Betina
Brunei Malay
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editbetina
- (of animals) female
Antonyms
editRelated terms
editIndonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay betina, from Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Adjective
editbetina, bētina
Synonyms
edit- perempuan (of humans)
Antonyms
editMalay
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina (compare Fijian tina).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbetina (Jawi spelling بتينا)
- female (belonging to the sex with larger, fertilizable gametes (of animals and plants))
Usage notes
edit- In most dialects, the word tends to be derogatory in nature when applied in the human sense, akin to addressing someone with the word bitch. But in Ketapang Malay it's have neutral sense.
Synonyms
edit- perempuan (of humans)
Antonyms
editDescendants
edit- Indonesian: betina
Categories:
- Brunei Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Brunei Malay lemmas
- Brunei Malay adjectives
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Indonesian terms with audio pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian adjectives
- id:Biology
- id:Gender
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayic
- Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/inə
- Rhymes:Malay/nə
- Rhymes:Malay/ə
- Rhymes:Malay/a
- Rhymes:Malay/a/3 syllables
- Malay lemmas
- Malay adjectives
- ms:Biology
- ms:Gender