kathoey
ka·thoey
kathoey · kathoeys
катой
Katoey
A feminine or effeminate transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male…A feminine or effeminate transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth from Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand.
/kæˈtɔɪ/
Meaning
2 senses(Thailand)A feminine or effeminate transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth from Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand.
Katoey
като́йkatój
(Thailand)A effeminate gay man.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy:
Origin
Borrowed from Thai กะเทย (gà-təəi), from Khmer ខ្ទើយ (khtəəy), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɡɗəəjBorrowed from Thai กะเทย (gà-təəi), from Khmer ខ្ទើយ (khtəəy), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɡɗəəj.
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