hijra

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) A eunuch in South Asia, especially one who dresses as a woman.
 * 2) A (typically biologically male or intersex, but sometimes biologically female) member of a somewhat feminine third gender found in India and Pakistan.
 * 3) * 1995, Gayatri Reddy, With Respect to Sex: Negotiating Hijra Identity in South India (Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, & Culture), ISBN 0226707563 :
 * The subjects of this study are hijras or the "third sex" of India, individuals who occupy a unique, liminal space between male and female, sacred and profane.
 * The subjects of this study are hijras or the "third sex" of India, individuals who occupy a unique, liminal space between male and female, sacred and profane.

Usage notes
This term is sometimes considered offensive in Pakistan, where the preferred native alternative is khwaja sira, from Urdu.

Translations

 * Bengali:
 * Finnish: hijra, hidžra
 * French:
 * German: Hijra
 * Hindi: हीजड़ा
 * Japanese: ヒジュラー, ひじゅらー
 * Punjabi: ਹੀਜੜਾ, ਖੁਸਰਾ
 * Russian:
 * Tamil:
 * Urdu: ہیجڑا, خواجہ سرا

Etymology 2
From. .

Noun

 * 1) Any similar flight or emigration to a better place.
 * 2)  Emigration from a non-Muslim country to a Muslim one.
 * 1)  Emigration from a non-Muslim country to a Muslim one.

Usage notes
Usually capitalized in reference to the specific event or the Islamic calendar based upon it.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Finnish: hijra, hidžra
 * French:
 * Portuguese:
 * Turkish: