tokay gecko

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay tokek (attested since 1753), ultimately of onomatopoeic origin and imitative of its mating call.

Pronunciation

• see tokay (“lizard”), gecko

Noun

tokay gecko (plural tokay geckos or tokay geckoes)

1. A species of gecko native to Southeast Asia, Gekko gecko.

   Synonyms: (vulgar) fuck-you lizard, tockay, tokay

Translations

species of gecko

• Finnish: tokeegekko (fi)
• Indonesian: tokek (id)
• Malay: tokek
• Mizo: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: гекко́н то́ки m (gekkón tóki)
• Tagalog: tuko
• Thai: ตุ๊กแก (th) (dtúk-gɛɛ)
• Vietnamese: tắc kè (vi)

References

• tokay gecko on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gekko gecko on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Gekko gecko on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons