จิ้งจก

Thai

จิ้งจกบ้านหางแบน (“flat-tailed house gecko”)

จิ้งจกบ้านหางหนาม (“common house gecko”)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Khmer ជីងចក់ (ciing cɑk), Mon ဂစက်, and Vietnamese chanh chách.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		จิ้งจก t͡ɕ i ˆ ŋ t͡ɕ k
Phonemic		จิ้ง-จก t͡ɕ i ˆ ŋ – t͡ɕ k
Romanization	Paiboon	jîng-jòk
	Royal Institute	ching-chok
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕiŋ˥˩.t͡ɕok̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

จิ้งจก • (jîng-jòk) (classifier ตัว)

1. house gecko.
2. (zoology) any small gecko of the families Gekkonidae and Eublepharidae.