tokay gecko

English

The mating call of a tokay gecko

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay tokek. First attested in 1753, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin and imitative of its mating call.

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
• Category:Gekko gecko on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons