hijras

We have found lemma(root) word of hijras : Hijra.

Definitions


[ˈhɪdʒrə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- Muhammad's migration from Mecca to Medina in AD 622, marking the consolidation of the first Muslim community


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: via medieval Latin from Arabic hijra ‘departure’, from hajara ‘emigrate’


[ˈhɪdʒrə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in South Asia) a person who was registered as male at birth but who identifies as female or as neither male nor female
(e.g: around 10,000 people in the country identify as hijras)


Phrases:

Origin:
Hindi, literally ‘eunuch’




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