"wergern" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Yurok]

IPA: /wɚɣɚn/ Forms: wrgrn [alternative]
Etymology: From wen (“woman”) + -eg- with rhotacization. Etymology templates: {{yur-rhotacized}}, {{infix|yur|wen|-eg-|t1=woman}} wen (“woman”) + -eg- Head templates: {{head|yur|noun}} wergern
  1. a male-bodied person who lives as a woman, particularly as a shaman Related terms: two-spirit
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