တောက်တဲ့

Burmese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Indonesian tokek, Thai ตุ๊กแก (dtúk-gɛɛ) and Vietnamese tắc kè.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taʊʔtɛ̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: tauktai. • ALA-LC: tokʻtaiʹ • BGN/PCGN: tauktè. • Okell: tauʔté

Noun

တောက်တဲ့ • (tauktai.) (classifier ကောင်)

1. gecko

Descendants

• → Shan: တွၵ်ႉတႄႉ (tâ̰uk tâ̰ae)