Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kathoey

/kæˈtɔɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
ka-thoey
IPA
/kæˈtɔɪ/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A effeminate gay man.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ខ្ទើយ, *ɡɗəəj

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kæˈtɔɪ/
  • British English: /kæˈtɔɪ/

Inflected Forms

kathoeys (plural) katoey (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

trans woman

Synonyms

ladyboy

Rhymes With

boy enjoy man and boy pick-me boy joy destroy toy roy employ troy po' boy oi

Questions

How do you pronounce kathoey?
The recorded pronunciation is /kæˈtɔɪ/.
What does kathoey mean?
A feminine or effeminate transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth from Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand.
Where does kathoey come from?
Borrowed from Thai กะเทย (gà-təəi), from Khmer ខ្ទើយ (khtəəy), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɡɗəəj.

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