kathoey in Tagalog
kathoey
UK/kæˈtɔɪ/
kathoey in Tagalog: kathoey. In English, kathoey means a feminine or effeminate transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth from Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand.
Tagalog words for kathoey
- transfeminine preson — see also ladyboy
- kathoey
English meaning of kathoey
- 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.
Synonyms of kathoey
kathoey in other languages
Questions about kathoey in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of kathoey in Tagalog?
- Kathoey in Tagalog is kathoey.
- Ano ang kathoey sa Tagalog?
- Kathoey: kathoey.
- What does kathoey mean in English?
- Kathoey means a feminine or effeminate transgender person or person of a third gender assigned male at birth from Cambodia, Laos, or Thailand.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: kathoey (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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