tắc kè

See also: täcke and tačke

Vietnamese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Indonesian tokek, Thai ตุ๊กแก (dtúk-gɛɛ) and Burmese တောက်တဲ့ (tauktai.).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tak̚˧˦ kɛ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tak̚˦˧˥ kɛ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tak̚˦˥ kɛ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) tắc kè

  1. a gecko
    Synonym: cắc kè
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