kathoey

English

Alternative forms

• katoey

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Thai กะเทย (gà-təəi).

Noun

kathoey (plural kathoeys)

1. In Thailand, a male-to-female transgender person or person of a third gender, or an effeminate homosexual male.

Synonyms

• ladyboy

Translations

in Thailand, a male-to-female transgender person, person of a third-gender, or effeminate homosexual male — see also ladyboy

• German: Katoey m
• Khmer: ខ្ទើយ (km) (ktəəy)
• Korean: 카토이 (katoi)
• Lao: ກະເທີຽ (ka thœ̄i), ກະເທີຍ (lo) (ka thœ̄i)
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• Russian: като́й m (katój)
• Tagalog: kathoey
• Thai: กะเทย (th) (gà-təəi)
• Vietnamese: kathoey, katoey