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กะเทย gaL theeuyM

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1.	transvestite; male-to-female transsexual; gay [see notes]
2.	hermaphrodite
3.	fruit with undeveloped seeds

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai	กะ-เทย
IPA	kàʔtʰɤːj
Royal Thai General System	kathoei

alternate spelling	กระเทย	graL theeuyM


1. [noun, adjective]
definition	transvestite; male-to-female transsexual; gay [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	สาว ประเภท สอง	saaoR bpraL phaehtF saawngR	male-to-female transvestite
	ผู้รัก เพศ เดียว กัน	phuuF rakH phaehtF diaaoM ganM	[polite] a homosexual; a gay (person)
	เกย์	gaeh[y]M	[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "gay"] homosexual; (pertaining to) a person who (generally) loves others or another of his or her same gender
examples	กะเทยแปลง เพศ	gaL theeuyM bplaaengM phaehtF	post-operative transsexual
	บาร์สำหรับกะเทย	baa[r]M samR rapL gaL theeuyM	gay or transvestite/transsexual bar


2. [noun]
definition	hermaphrodite


3. [noun]
definition	fruit with undeveloped seeds
example	ลำไยกะเทย	lamM yaiM gaL theeuyM	a seedless longan

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