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kathoey en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /kæˈtɔɪ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

Borrowed from Thai กะเทย (gà-təəi), from Khmer ខ្ទើយ (khtəəy), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɡɗəəj.

Meanings

  1. (Thailand) A feminine or effeminate transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth from Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand.
  2. (Thailand) A effeminate gay man.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
katoey alternative lexicographic
kathoeys Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

trans woman

Synonyms

ladyboy

Translations (13)

lo ກະເທີຽ (transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy) · ru като́й (transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy) · pl kathoey (transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy) · tl kathoey (transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy) · fr katoï (transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy) · th กะเทย (transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy) · de Katoey (transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy) · vi katoey (transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy) · lo ກະເທີຍ (transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy) · vi kathoey (transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy) · cmn 泰國人妖 /泰国人妖 (transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy) · km ខ្ទើយ (transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy) · ko 카토이 (transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy)