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kathoey.

A feminine or effeminate transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth from Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kæˈtɔɪ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. A feminine or effeminate transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth from Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand.

    Thailand
  2. A effeminate gay man.

    Thailand
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Thai กะเทย (gà-təəi), from Khmer ខ្ទើយ (khtəəy), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɡɗəəj.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.