See also: Betina

Brunei Malay

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cognate with Malay betina

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betina

  1. (of animals) female

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay betina, from Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina.

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betina, bētina

  1. female (belonging to the sex with larger, fertilizable gametes (for animals))
  2. womanly

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina (compare Fijian tina).

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betina (Jawi spelling بتينا)

  1. female (belonging to the sex with larger, fertilizable gametes (of animals and plants))

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  • 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.

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  • Indonesian: betina