"ashtime" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ashtime [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|ashtime}} ashtime (plural ashtime)
  1. Among the Maale people of Ethiopia, a male transvestite serving in the king's court, regarded as a third gender. Categories (topical): LGBTQ
    Sense id: en-ashtime-en-noun-1KaqeOwa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "There were, as I have pointed out, three genders in traditional Maale: atinke, lali, and ashtime. Male, female, and transvestite.",
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