kwolu-aatmwol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In Papua New Guinea, a person born with male gonads, but who appears to have female external genitalia, as a result of a 5-alpha-reductase deficiency.

Word forms

kwolu-aatmwol

Etymology

From Simbari, literally, a female thing changing into a male thing.

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