ladyboy

See also: lady boy

English

Etymology

From lady +‎ boy.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈleɪdiˌbɔɪ/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)

Noun

ladyboy (plural ladyboys)

(offensive, chiefly Thailand) A trans woman or transfeminine person in or from Asia, especially Thailand.

Translations

effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person — see also kathoey

Chinese:
Mandarin: 人妖 (zh) (rényāo)
Finnish: napsu (fi), transu (fi), kikityty
French: ladyboy m (anglicism)
Georgian: ქალაბიჭა (kalabič̣a)
German: Ladyboy m (anglicism, uncommon)
Italian: ladyboy (it)
Japanese: ニューハーフ (ja) (nyūhāfu) ((pseudo-anglicism: from "new half"), レディーボーイ (redībōi) (anglicism)
Khmer: ខ្ទើយ (km) (khtəəy)
Lao: ກະເທີຍ (lo) (ka thœ̄i)
Macedonian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: ladyboy (pl) m
Russian: ледибо́й m (ledibój) (anglicism)
Swedish: ladyboy c (anglicism), flickpojke (sv) c
Tamil: please add this translation if you can
Thai: กะเทย (th) (gà-təəi)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

See also

References

OED 2006

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English ladyboy, itself from Thai กะเทย (gà-təəi).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌlɛ.diˈbɔj/
Rhymes: -ɔj

Noun

ladyboy m

(slang, vulgar, slur) ladyboy: a transsexual with a feminine outward aspect but with male genitalia, especially a transsexual from Thailand.