jenis

See also: Jěniš and Jenis

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jenis, from Arabic جِنْس (jins). Doublet of genus, gender, and genre.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈnis/ [d͡ʒəˈnɪs]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: je‧nis

Noun

jenis (plural jenis-jenis)

  1. type, kind
    Synonym: macam
  2. quality
    Synonym: mutu
  3. (biology) species
    Synonym: spesies
  4. sex, gender

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جِنْس (jins).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒenis/ [ˈd͡ʒe.nis]
  • Rhymes: -is

Noun

jenis (Jawi spelling جنيس, plural jenis-jenis)

  1. type

Derived terms

  • penjenisan

Further reading