กะเทย

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กะเทย

Alternative forms

(obsolete) กเทย (gà-təəi)
(obsolete) กระเทย (grà-təəi)

Etymology

From Khmer ខ្ទើយ (khtəəy, “hermaphrodite; to be hermaphrodite”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɡɗəəj. Cognate with Lao ກະເທີຍ (ka thœ̄i).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		กะเทย k a e d y
Phonemic		กะ-เทย k a – e d y
Romanization	Paiboon	gà-təəi
	Royal Institute	ka-thoei
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ka˨˩.tʰɤːj˧/^(R)

Noun

กะเทย • (gà-təəi)

(sometimes derogatory or offensive) effeminate male, whether being homosexual or not.
(sometimes derogatory or offensive) male-to-female transgender.
(obsolete and derogatory) male homosexual.
- 1 Kings 22:46, KJV:
  และ พวกกะเทยที่ยัง เหลือ อยู่ คือ ผู้ที่ยัง เหลือ ใน สมัย ของ อาสา ราช บิดา นั้น พระองค์ก็ทรง กำจัด เสีย จาก แผ่นดิน
  lɛ́ pûuak gà-təəi tîi yang lʉ̌ʉa yùu · kʉʉ · pûu tîi yang lʉ̌ʉa nai sà-mǎi kɔ̌ɔng aa-sǎa râat-chá-bì-daa nán · prá-ong gɔ̂ song gam-jàt sǐia jàak pɛ̀n-din
  And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
(biology) hermaphrodite.
(botany) fruit with undeveloped seeds.

Derived terms

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→ English: kathoey

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