ตุ๊กแก

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. 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)

Adjective

ตุ๊กแก • (dtúk-gɛɛ)

1. covered with or having many spots resembling the gecko's skin.

Noun

ตุ๊กแก • (dtúk-gɛɛ)

1. gecko.
2. any of the freshwater fish of the genus Bagarius and the family Sisoridae.
3. any of the marine fish of the family Serranidae.

Synonyms

• (Definition 1): กับแก้ (gàp-gɛ̂ɛ), ต๊กโต (dtók-dtoo)
• (Definition 2): คัง (kang), แค้ (kɛ́ɛ)
• (Definition 3): กะรัง (gà-rang), เก๋า (gǎo)