cắc kè

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See also: cắc kẹ

Tày

Etymology

Compare Vietnamese cắc kè, Thai ตุ๊กแก (dtúk-gɛɛ).

Pronunciation

Noun

cắc

  1. gecko

References

  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare cắc ké and also English gecko.

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier con) cắc kè

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) gecko
    Synonym: tắc kè