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Meaning of ashtime | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Among the Maale people of Ethiopia, a male transvestite serving in the king's court, regarded as a third gender.

Examples

“There were, as I have pointed out, three genders in traditional Maale: atinke, lali, and ashtime. Male, female, and transvestite.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Ashton Ashton Gate Ashton Hayes Ashton Keynes Ashton Moss Ashton under Hill