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| กะเทย gaL theeuyM |  |
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| 1. | transvestite; male-to-female transsexual; gay; ladyboy [see notes] |
| 2. | hermaphrodite |
| 3. | fruit with undeveloped seeds |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | กะ-เทย |
| IPA | kàʔ tʰɤːj |
| Royal Thai General System | kathoei |
| alternate spelling | กระเทย | graL theeuyM | |
| 1. [noun, adjective] | |||
| definition | transvestite; male-to-female transsexual; gay; ladyboy [see notes] | ||
| notes | In Thai culture, there is generally a failure to distinguish between the western concepts of gay and transsexual/transvestite. So this word is sometimes used to describe gay bars or gay people. In recent years, however, a more modern sensibility has been developing. | ||
| related words | เกย์  | gaehM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] gay; [is] homosexual; (pertaining to) a person who (generally) loves others or another of his or her same gender |
| เกย์คิง | gaehM khingM | [Thai transcription of foreign loanword] gay king | |
ผู้รักเพศเดียวกัน | phuuF rakH phaehtF diaaoM ganM | [polite] a homosexual; a gay (person) | |
| สาวประเภทสอง | saaoR bpraL phaehtF saawngR | male-to-female transvestite | |
| examples | บาร์สำหรับกะเทย | baaM samR rapL gaL theeuyM | gay or transvestite/transsexual bar |
| กะเทยแปลงเพศ | gaL theeuyM bplaaengM phaehtF | post-operative transsexual | |
| sample sentences | |||
เมื่อภูเก็ตปรับเปลี่ยนจากสถานที่ท่องเที่ยวธรรมชาติ มาเป็นสถานบันเทิงขนาดใหญ่ มีกิจกรรมให้เลือกหลากหลาย ทั้งหญิง ชาย และกะเทย พร้อมการแสดงของนักมวย ช้าง งู จระเข้ และลิง meuuaF phuuM getL bprapL bpliianL jaakL saL thaanR theeF thaawngF thiaaoF thamM maH chaatF maaM bpenM saL thaanR banM theerngM khaL naatL yaiL meeM gitL jaL gamM haiF leuuakF laakL laaiR thangH yingR chaaiM laeH gaL theeuyM phraawmH gaanM saL daaengM khaawngR nakH muayM chaangH nguuM jaawM raH khaehF laeH lingM "Once Phuket changed from being a tourist destination focusing on nature to a destination based on major entertainment [venues], there were many activities to choose from for women, men, and trans-genders, including shows by boxers, elephants, snakes, crocodiles, and monkeys." | |||
| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | hermaphrodite | ||
| 3. [noun] | |||
| definition | fruit with undeveloped seeds | ||
| example | ลำไยกะเทย | lamM yaiM gaL theeuyM | a seedless longan |
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