ตุ๊กแก
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Gekko_gecko_%28rock%29_by_Robert_Michniewicz.jpg/220px-Gekko_gecko_%28rock%29_by_Robert_Michniewicz.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Bagarius_yarrelli_India.png/220px-Bagarius_yarrelli_India.png)
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Etymology
[edit]Onomatopoeic, from the lizard's call. Compare Indonesian tokek, Burmese တောက်တဲ့ (tauktai.) and Vietnamese tắc kè.
Pronunciation
[edit]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) |