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