cicak
التعريفات والمعاني
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Malay cicak
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃit͡ʃak/ [ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃak̚]
Rhymes: -it͡ʃak
Syllabification: ci‧cak
=== Noun ===
cicak (plural cicak-cicak)
(proscribed, common) alternative form of cecak (“common house gecko”)
== Malay ==
=== Alternative forms ===
cacak (Brunei)
chichak (1924-1972)
=== Etymology ===
Onomatopoeic. Doublet of cecak.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /t͡ʃi.t͡ʃaʔ/
Rhymes: -aʔ
=== Noun ===
cicak (Jawi spelling چيچق, plural cicak-cicak or cicak2)
lizard
common house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
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