ខ្ទើយ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Khmer[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

ខ្ទើយ • (khtəəy) (abstract noun ការខ្ទើយ)

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

Descendants[edit]

  • → Thai: กะเทย (gà-təəi)
  • → Lao: ກະເທີຍ (ka thœ̄i)
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=ខ្ទើយ&oldid=77834769"