ខ្ទើយ

Khmer

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɡɗəəj (“sexually abnormal male”). Cognate with Lao ກະເທີຍ (ka thœ̄i), Thai กะเทย (gà-təəi, “effeminate or transgender person assigned male at birth”).

Pronunciation
Orthographic and Phonemic ខ្ទើយ
k̥ʰdoey
WT romanisation khtəəy
(standard) IPA(key) /kʰtəːj/

Verb

ខ្ទើយ • (khtəəy) (abstract noun ការខ្ទើយ)

  1. to be a hermaphrodite
  2. to be gay, homosexual

Descendants
  • → Thai: กะเทย (gà-təəi)
  • → Lao: ກະເທີຍ (ka thœ̄i)
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