cicak
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃak/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃak̚]
- Rhymes: -it͡ʃak
- Syllabification: ci‧cak
Noun
cicak (plural cicak-cicak)
- (proscribed, common) alternative form of cecak (“common house gecko”)
Malay
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Doublet of cecak.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.t͡ʃaʔ/
Audio (Malaysia): (file) - Rhymes: -aʔ
Noun
cicak (Jawi spelling چيچق, plural cicak-cicak)
- lizard
- house lizard, Hemidacytlus frenatus
- any legged reptile larger than a gecko and smaller than a monitor lizard
- cicak terbang: Draco volans
References
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “چيچق chichak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 275
- Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “chichak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 294
Etymology
- “cicak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.