Glossary of Hindi gender and sex terminology

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This page lists Hindi terms related to gender and sex. They are sorted according to the Latin transcription in alphabetical order.

Hindi	Latin transcription	English translation or explanation
लिंग	Ling	Gender
उभयलिंगी	ubhayalingii	all gender minorities , this word is used for a wide variety of gender nonconforming and non-binary gender identities and gender expressions (includes transgender persons)
बाइनरी	bainarii	Binary, a gender identity that fits neatly into only one of the two genders in a gender binary system. (the Hindi language also uses it for bisexuality.)
बुच	buc	Butch. A masculine gender identity or expression, which some see as a non-binary gender.
अंडकोश निकालना	andkosh nikalnaa	Emasculation, a surgery to take away the penis and testicles.
लिंग पहचान	ling pahachaan	Gender identity, "An individual’s internal sense of gender, which may or may not be the same as one’s gender assigned at birth." Most people identify as the gender that they were assigned at birth. They are described as 'cisgender' by the transgender community, who do not identify with their assigned birth genders.
ट्रांसजेंडर	traansjendar	Transgender, an umbrella term for those with gender identities that don't match the genders they were assigned at birth.
ट्रांससेक्सुअल	Ṭrānsasēksu'al	Transsexual, a kind of transgender person who wants to physically transition to a different gender than they were assigned at birth.
समलैंगिक	samlaingik	Is used to refer to a gay, lesbian or a drag king/queen.
नॉन बाइनरी	non bainarii	Nonbinary, an umbrella term for all who don't identify as just female or male. Though there are many kinds of nonbinary gender identities, some people identify as "nonbinary" only.

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