"kathoey" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kæˈtoɪ/ [General-American] Forms: kathoeys [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Thai กะเทย (gà-təəi). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|th|กะเทย|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Thai กะเทย (gà-təəi), {{bor+|en|th|กะเทย}} Borrowed from Thai กะเทย (gà-təəi) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kathoey (plural kathoeys)
  1. A transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth. Tags: Thailand Categories (topical): LGBT, 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): 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 LGBT: 67 33 Disambiguation of Transgender: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 85 15 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

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