ตุ๊กแก

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Thai

gecko
Bagarius bagarius, giant devil catfish, a fish of the family Sisoridae
large Nassau grouper, a fish of the family Serranidae

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the lizard's call. Compare Indonesian tokek, Burmese တောက်တဲ့ (tauktai.) and Vietnamese tắc kè.

Pronunciation

Orthographicตุ๊กแก
t u ˊ k æ k
Phonemic
ตุ๊ก-แก
t u ˊ k – æ k
RomanizationPaiboondtúk-gɛɛ
Royal Institutetuk-kae
(standard) IPA(key)/tuk̚˦˥.kɛː˧/(R)

Noun

ตุ๊กแก (dtúk-gɛɛ) (classifier ตัว)

  1. gecko
    Synonyms: กับแก้, ต๊กโต
  2. (ปลา~) any of the freshwater fish of the genus Bagarius and the family Sisoridae.
    Synonyms: คัง (kang), แค้ (kɛ́ɛ)
  3. (ปลา~) any of the marine fish of the family Serranidae
    Synonyms: กะรัง (gà-rang), เก๋า (gǎo)