Definition of zenana:
°A
harem on the Indian subcontinent, a part of the house reserved for high-caste women; a system of segregating women into harems.
°(Also spelled
zan?na) An effeminate or crossdressing male in northern India or Pakistan.
"In parts of North India, effeminate males who are assumed to play the passive role in homosexual relationships are referred to as zenana, literally meaning woman." (Neither Man nor Woman: The Hijras of India, 1999)
Definition of zenana:
°A
harem on the Indian subcontinent, a part of the house reserved for high-caste women; a system of segregating women into harems.
°(Also spelled
zan?na) An effeminate or crossdressing male in northern India or Pakistan.
"In parts of North India, effeminate males who are assumed to play the passive role in homosexual relationships are referred to as zenana, literally meaning woman." (Neither Man nor Woman: The Hijras of India, 1999)