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has gloss | eng: Pak nyah is a Malay term for a female-to-male transsexual. Pak nyah is formed from the word pak, meaning father, and nyah, meaning transition (literally, to run from). The term mak nyah is more common, referring to male-to-female transsexuals, and the hybrid term mak-pak nyah is used for all transsexuals. These terms are sometimes also used by and for cross-dressers. The terms tomboy and abang (meaning either husband or elder brother) are sometimes used by pak nyah to refer to themselves. As casual male clothing is relatively unisex, pak nyah are less visible than mak nyah in society. |
lexicalization | eng: pak nyah |
lexicalization | eng: Paknyah |
instance of | c/LGBT terms |
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