"wíŋkte" meaning in Lakota

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Noun

Forms: winkte [alternative]
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: {{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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Lakota entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. (in more recent usage) a gay man
    Sense id: en-wíŋkte-lkt-noun-rM3xGBx3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: two-spirit

Alternative forms

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