ខ្ទើយ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɡɗəəj (“sexually abnormal male”). Cognate with Lao ກະເທີຍ (ka thœ̄i), Thai กะเทย (gà-təəi, “effeminate or transgender person assigned male at birth”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្ទើយ k̥ʰdoey WT romanisation khtəəy (standard) IPA(key) /kʰtəːj/

Verb

ខ្ទើយ • (khtəəy) (abstract noun ការខ្ទើយ)

1. to be a hermaphrodite
2. to be gay, homosexual

Descendants

• → Thai: กะเทย (gà-təəi)
• → Lao: ກະເທີຍ (ka thœ̄i)