hijra
hijra · hijras
хиджра
Hijra
A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a womanA eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
US/ˈhiːd͡ʒɹə/
Meaning
4 sensesA eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan.
Hijra
хи́джраxídžra
Any similar flight or emigration to a better place.
Emigration from a non-Muslim country to a Muslim one.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
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Origin
From Hindi हीजड़ा (hījṛā). From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “departure, exodus”). Doublet of hFrom Hindi हीजड़ा (hījṛā).
From Arabic هِجْرَة (hijra, “departure, exodus”). Doublet of hegira.
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