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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | Hindi term or phrase: hijda | | I've been translating a book with numerous hindi words in dialogues, and here is one of them |
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| | English translation:eunuch | Explanation:
wikipedia says about Hijda (eunuch)- Hijra, a Hindi term traditionally translated into English as "eunuch", actually refers to what modern Westerners would call male-to-female transgender people and effeminate homosexuals (although some of them reportedly identify as belonging to a third sex). |
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Gurpreet Singh
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Local time: 10:05
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4 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +2 eunuch
Explanation:
wikipedia says about Hijda (eunuch)- Hijra, a Hindi term traditionally translated into English as "eunuch", actually refers to what modern Westerners would call male-to-female transgender people and effeminate homosexuals (although some of them reportedly identify as belonging to a third sex).
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eunuch
| Gurpreet Singh
Canada
Local time: 10:05
Native speaker of:  Panjabi
PRO pts in category: 4
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peer agreement (net): +5
