kathoey
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Thai กะเทย (gà-təəi), from Khmer ខ្ទើយ (khtəəy), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɡɗəəj.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /kæˈtɔɪ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɪ
- Hyphenation: ka‧thoey
Noun
kathoey (plural kathoeys) (Thailand)
- A feminine or effeminate transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth from Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand.
- Synonym: ladyboy
- Coordinate term: trans woman
- A effeminate gay man.
Translations
transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy