ตุ๊กแก

Thai

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

Orthographic		ตุ๊กแก t u ˊ k æ k
Phonemic		ตุ๊ก-แก t u ˊ k – æ k
Romanization	Paiboon	dtúk-gɛɛ
	Royal Institute	tuk-kae
(standard) IPA^(key)		/tuk̚˦˥.kɛː˧/^(R)

Noun

ตุ๊กแก • (dtúk-gɛɛ) (classifier ตัว)

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

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