cicak

See also: cicák, čičak, and Čičak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃak/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃak̚]
  • Rhymes: -it͡ʃak
  • Syllabification: ci‧cak

Noun

cicak (plural cicak-cicak)

  1. (proscribed, common) alternative form of cecak (“common house gecko”)

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Doublet of cecak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.t͡ʃaʔ/
  • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʔ

Noun

cicak (Jawi spelling چيچق, plural cicak-cicak or cicak2)

  1. lizard
    1. common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
    2. any legged reptile larger than a gecko and smaller than a monitor lizard
      cicak terbang: common flying dragon (Draco volans)

References

  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “چيچق chichak”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 275
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “chichak”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 294
  • "cicak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
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