Word: berdachism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ber
da
chi
sm
Definition: The state or practice of being (or of there being individuals who are) transgender or third-gender in a Native American society.
Morphemes:
Affix: berdache
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Among Native Americans, a person who identifies with any of a variety of gender identities which are not exclusively those of their biological sex; a transgender person.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bardache
Language: fr
Decoded: bardache
PoS: Noun
Meaning: passive homosexual
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.