kathoey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/kæˈtɔɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-kathoey.wav

Word forms

kathoey kathoeys katoey

Etymology

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

Synonyms

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