ହିଜଡ଼

Odia

Etymology

Cognate to Hindi हिजड़ा (hijṛā), Punjabi ਹਿਜੜਾ (hijṛā), Gujarati હીજડો (hījḍo), and Bengali হিজড়া (hijoṛa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hid͡ʒɔɽɔ/

Noun

ହିଜଡ଼ (hijôṛô)

an eunuch; male hermaphrodite
a male with female characteristics; female having male characteristics

References

Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ହିଜଡ଼”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press

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