tokek

Indonesian

mating call of a male Tokay gecko

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtokɛʔ/ [ˈt̪o.kɛʔ]
  • Rhymes: -okɛʔ
  • Syllabification: to‧kek

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic. Compare Burmese တောက်တဲ့ (tauktai.), Thai ตุ๊กแก (dtúk-gɛɛ), Vietnamese tắc kè, and Bengali টিকটিকি (ṭikṭiki).

Noun

tokek (plural tokek-tokek)

  1. tokay gecko
Alternative forms
  • tekek

Etymology 2

Noun

tokek (plural tokek-tokek)

  1. alternative form of takik

Etymology 3

Noun

tokek (plural tokek-tokek)

  1. scabies (sores) on the head

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Further reading

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