cicak

See also: cicák, čičak, and Čičak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃak/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃak̚]
• Rhymes: -it͡ʃak
• Syllabification: ci‧cak

Noun

cicak (plural cicak-cicak)

1. (proscribed, common) alternative form of cecak (“common house gecko”)

Malay

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Doublet of cecak.

Alternative forms

• cacak (dialect, Brunei Malay)
• chichak (1924-1972)
• چچک

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃi.t͡ʃaʔ/

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -aʔ

Noun

cicak (Jawi spelling چيچق, plural cicak-cicak)

1. lizard
   1. house lizard, Hemidacytlus frenatus
   2. any legged reptile larger than a gecko and smaller than a monitor lizard

      cicak terbang: Draco volans

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “چيچق chichak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 275
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “chichak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 294

Etymology

• “cicak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.