cắc kè

Vietnamese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare cắc ké and also English gecko.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kak̚˧˦ kɛ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kak̚˦˧˥ kɛ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kak̚˦˥ kɛ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) cắc kè

(dialectal) gecko
Synonym: tắc kè

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