ตุ๊กแก

Thai

gecko

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)

1. gecko.

   Synonyms: กับแก้, ต๊กโต

2. (ปลา~) any of the freshwater fish of the genus Bagarius and the family Sisoridae.

   Synonyms: คัง (kang), แค้ (kɛ́ɛ)

3. (ปลา~) any of the marine fish of the family Serranidae.

   Synonyms: กะรัง (gà-rang), เก๋า (gǎo)