cinsi
Cinsi is a word used in Turkish and other Turkic languages that centers on classification by kind, type, breed, or category. It derives from the noun cins, which denotes a general notion of kind or species, with cinsi serving as an inflected form that can function as an adjective or a noun in different contexts. In modern Turkish, cinsiyet is the standard term for gender, while cinsi is typically encountered in more specialized, formal, or historical usages to signify “of that kind/breed” or to refer to a particular classification.
In practical usage, cinsi often appears in contexts related to classification of animals, plants, or objects
Cross-linguistically, cinsi appears with similar meanings in Azerbaijani and other Turkic languages, where the base concept