gecko

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. Any lizard in the infraorder Gekkota.
2. Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae of small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces.

Verb

To move in the manner of a gecko; to attach to a vertical or upside-down surface.

Concepten

gekko

toke

tokeh

tokkeh

Synoniemen

house lizard

lizard

🦎

house gecko

animal

🐾

small lizard

Gecko verticillatus

agama lizard

kingfisher

rough

Vertalingen

geco

gecko

Gecko

geco

osga

lagartixa

tarente

dragó

geko

σαμιαμίδι

Gecko vittatus

Lepidodactylus pelagicus

Hemiphyllodactylus

salamanquesa

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɡɛ.kəʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

The modern form was probably borrowed into English and other European languages from Dutch gekko (1718). Contemporary English forms were chacco (1711) and jackoa (1724). The further origin is not quite clear. Some sources mention a supposed Malay gekok, gekoq, or gekop, which would be imitative of the gecko’s chirping sound. Another theory derives it from Acehnese gèh-gòh (“busy”).