cecak

See also: cĕcak

Indonesian

cecak

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃəˈt͡ʃaʔ]
• Hyphenation: cê‧cak

Noun

cêcak (plural cecak-cecak, first-person possessive cecakku, second-person possessive cecakmu, third-person possessive cecaknya)

1. common house gecko.
2. spotted, stripped

Alternative forms

• (common house gecko): cicak (Colloquial Indonesia), cicak (Standard Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
• (common house gecko): cacak (Brunei Malay)

Derived terms

• cecak tanah
• cecak terbang

 

See also

• tokek

 

Further reading

• “cecak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.