"wíŋkte" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Lakota]

Etymology: From wíŋyaŋ (“woman”) + kta (“will, want, intend”), the sense being something like "will be / wants to be / intends to be a woman". Compare Dakota winkta. Etymology templates: {{m|lkt|wíŋyaŋ||woman}} wíŋyaŋ (“woman”), {{m|lkt|kta||will, want, intend}} kta (“will, want, intend”), {{cog|dak|winkta}} Dakota winkta Head templates: {{head|lkt|noun}} wíŋkte
  1. a two-spirit; a male-bodied person who has a feminine or third-gender/bigender gender role and is regarded as having special spiritual talents
    Sense id: en-wíŋkte-lkt-noun--QyOsuKE Categories (other): Lakota entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lakota entries with incorrect language header: 98 2
  2. (in more recent usage) a gay man
    Sense id: en-wíŋkte-lkt-noun-rM3xGBx3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wíŋkta, winkte Related terms: two-spirit

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