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)
- common house gecko.
- spotted, stripped
Alternative forms
- (common house gecko): cicak (Collqouial 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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.