ตุ๊กแก
Thai
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, from the lizard's call. Compare Indonesian tokek, Burmese တောက်တဲ့ (tauktai.) and Vietnamese tắc kè.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ตุ๊กแก t u ˊ k æ k | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ตุ๊ก-แก t u ˊ k – æ k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtúk-gɛɛ |
| Royal Institute | tuk-kae | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tuk̚˦˥.kɛː˧/(R) | |
Noun
ตุ๊กแก • (dtúk-gɛɛ) (classifier ตัว)
- gecko
- Synonyms: กับแก้, ต๊กโต
- (ปลา~) any of the freshwater fish of the genus Bagarius and the family Sisoridae.
- Synonyms: คัง (kang), แค้ (kɛ́ɛ)
- (ปลา~) any of the marine fish of the family Serranidae