Where does “กะเทย” come from?
กะเทย (Thai) comes from Khmer ខ្ទើយ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɡɗəəj — sexually abnormal male.
กะเทย (Thai): effeminate male, whether being homosexual or not;...
Definitions
- effeminate male, whether being homosexual or not;...
Ancestry of “กะเทย”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Khmer | ខ្ទើយ | to be a hermaphrodite; to be gay, homosexual |
| 2 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | ɡɗəəj | sexually abnormal male |
Words derived from “กะเทย”