Explore Hijras through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Hijras meaning
plural of hijra
Using Hijras
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of hijra
Context around Hijras
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hijras
- In this selection, "hijras" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, believe, gender, transgender, alis and live stand out and add context to how "hijras" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include hijras alis kotis and indians believe hijras have the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hijras" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hijras
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Today, many people of a "third gender" ( hijras ) live throughout India, mostly on the margins of society. (17 words)
Many Indians believe Hijras have the power to bless or curse, and they trade off this uneasy contradiction. (18 words)
That was the beginning, scholars say, of a mainstream discomfort in India with homosexuality, transgender people and hijras. (18 words)
Hijras, Alis, Kotis, etc. (the various forms of third gender that exist in India today) are all characterized by the gender role of having receptive anal and oral sex with men. (31 words)
The closest thing may be the performances by hijras — transgender or intersex people who were categorized as males at birth but who do not conform to traditional ideas of masculinity. (30 words)
Many Indians believe Hijras have the power to bless or curse, and they trade off this uneasy contradiction. (18 words)
Example sentences (5)
Many Indians believe Hijras have the power to bless or curse, and they trade off this uneasy contradiction.
That was the beginning, scholars say, of a mainstream discomfort in India with homosexuality, transgender people and hijras.
The closest thing may be the performances by hijras — transgender or intersex people who were categorized as males at birth but who do not conform to traditional ideas of masculinity.
Hijras, Alis, Kotis, etc. (the various forms of third gender that exist in India today) are all characterized by the gender role of having receptive anal and oral sex with men.
Today, many people of a "third gender" ( hijras ) live throughout India, mostly on the margins of society.