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

  1. effeminate male, whether being homosexual or not;...

Ancestry of “กะเทย”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្ទើយto be a hermaphrodite; to be gay, homosexual
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɡɗəəjsexually abnormal male

Words derived from “กะเทย”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɡɗəəj →Every word from Khmer ខ្ទើយ →
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