betina

== Brunei Malay == === Etymology === cognate with Malay betina === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bə.ti.na/ === Adjective === betina (of animals) female ==== Antonyms ==== jantan ==== Related terms ==== bini-bini or perempuan == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay betina, from Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina. False cognate of English Betina, (an English female given name). === Pronunciation === === Adjective === betina or bētina female (belonging to the sex with larger, fertilizable gametes (for animals)) womanly ==== Synonyms ==== perempuan (of humans) ==== Antonyms ==== jantan (of animals and plants) laki-laki (of humans) == Malay == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ina (compare Fijian tina). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bətinə/ Rhymes: -inə, -nə, -ə Rhymes: -a === Adjective === betina (Jawi spelling بتينا, comparative lebih betina, superlative paling betina) female (belonging to the sex with larger, fertilizable gametes (of animals and plants)) ==== Usage notes ==== In most dialects, the word tends to be derogatory in nature when applied in the human sense, akin to addressing someone with the word bitch. But in Ketapang Malay it has a neutral connotation. ==== Synonyms ==== perempuan (of humans) ==== Antonyms ==== jantan (of animals and plants) lelaki (of humans) ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: betina