whakawahine

Maori

Etymology

From whaka- +‎ wahine (“woman”)

Noun

whakawahine

  1. a biologically male person who lives and behaves as a female socially; literally "to become a woman"

See also

References
  1. "whakawahine" in Māori Dictionary, 1998–present
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