"kathoey" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kæˈtoɪ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-kathoey.wav Forms: kathoeys [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Thai กะเทย (gà-təəi). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|th|กะเทย}} Borrowed from Thai กะเทย (gà-təəi) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kathoey (plural kathoeys), {{tlb|en|Thailand}} (Thailand)
  1. A transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth. Tags: Thailand Categories (topical): LGBTQ, Transgender Translations (in Thailand, a transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth, or a feminine gay man — see also ladyboy): 泰國人妖 (Chinese Mandarin), 泰国人妖 (Tàiguó rényāo) (Chinese Mandarin), katoï (French), Katoey [masculine] (German), ខ្ទើយ (ktəəy) (Khmer), 카토이 (katoi) (Korean), ກະເທີຽ (ka thœ̄i) (Lao), ກະເທີຍ (ka thœ̄i) (Lao), като́й (katój) [masculine] (Russian), kathoey (Tagalog), กะเทย (gà-təəi) (Thai), kathoey (Vietnamese), katoey (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-kathoey-en-noun-x8OCeqY8 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 68 32 Disambiguation of Transgender: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Lao translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Lao translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'in Thailand, a transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth, or a feminine gay man — see also ladyboy': 83 17
  2. A feminine gay man. Tags: Thailand Categories (topical): People Synonyms (transgender female): trans woman, transwoman
    Sense id: en-kathoey-en-noun-Wn2LvNvp Disambiguation of People: 25 75 Disambiguation of 'transgender female': 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ladyboy [feminine, masculine, offensive], katoey

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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