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˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tak̚˦˥ kɛ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) tắc kè

a gecko
Synonym: cắc kè

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