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Thai
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “cut; chip; section; slice”) + -ई (-ī, “feminine suffix; one who does”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ขันที • (kǎn-tii) (classifier คน)
- eunuch.
References
- ^ จุฬารัตน์, จุฬิศพงศ์ (2018 April 25) “ขันทีแห่งกรุงศรีฯ: นักเทษ-นายกำนัล-ยูนุค ฯลฯ”, in สโมสรศิลปวัฒนธรรม (in Thai), Bangkok: มติชน, retrieved 2018-08-08