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Hijra

A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.

📖 Definitions of "Hijra"

noun

1
A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
2
A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hijra"

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Word	Definition
walnoun	A male given name.
hijrahnoun	Alternative form of hijra. [A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.]
hijadanoun	Alternative form of hijra. [A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.]
hijaranoun	Alternative form of hijra. [A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.]
hejranoun	Alternative form of hijra. [A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.]
hajjahnoun	A female hajji.
hijabinoun	A person, usually a woman, who wears a hijab.
hoejabinoun	(slang, derogatory) A sexually promiscuous woman who wears a hijab.
hejiranoun	Alternative form of hegira. [A journey taken to escape from danger; an exodus.]
hijābnoun	Alternative spelling of hijab. [(countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.]
muhajirnoun	A person who migrated to Pakistan after the Partition of India in August 1947, or one of the descendants.
hijabernoun	(Indonesia) One who wears a hijab.
hadjeenoun	Archaic form of hajji. [(Islam) An honorific given to a Muslim who has participated in a hajj.]
hijaabnoun	Alternative spelling of hijab. [(countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.]
hajjinoun	(Islam) An honorific given to a Muslim who has participated in a hajj.
eidgahnoun	(Islam, South Asia) An open-air enclosure used for Eid prayers on certain special occasions.
haramzadanoun	(South Asia, vulgar) A bastard.
hejabnoun	Alternative spelling of hijab. [(countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.]
hijabsternoun	A trendy hijabi.
chuhranoun	(India, Pakistan, offensive) Any lower-caste person.