จิ้งจก(jîng-jòk)
Meanings
1NounA2
house gecko; common house lizard
A small house gecko commonly found on walls and ceilings in Thailand; known for soft clicking calls.
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asจิ้งจกjîng-jòkจิ้งจกjîng-jòk1omen (superstitious belief)2house gecko; common house lizardตัวเล็กdtuua lékตัวเล็กdtuua lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)3small version/variantเกาะgòrเกาะgòr1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] dock; [to] come alongside (by boat)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ผนังpà-năngผนังpà-năng1wall (of a room/building)2wall surface3membrane wall (anatomy/biology)ห้องครัวhông kruuaห้องครัวhông kruuakitchen
Yesterday I saw a small gecko clinging to the kitchen wall.
2NounB2
omen (superstitious belief)
In Thai folk belief, a gecko’s call or fall is taken as an omen indicating good or bad luck, depending on context.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightจิ้งจกjîng-jòkจิ้งจกjîng-jòk1omen (superstitious belief)2house gecko; common house lizardตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted5[to] be left out; miss one’s turn6[to] cost; come to7[to] be startled; be alarmed8[to] drop; decline; decreaseใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)มือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3round; turn (card games)4doer; agent5classifier: pairs of handsแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)จะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)โชคดีchôhk deeโชคดีchôhk dee1fortunate; lucky2good luck!
Last night a gecko fell onto my mother's hand, so I believe today will bring good luck.
Word Breakdown
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จิ้งจกjîng-jòkจิ้งจกjîng-jòkhouse gecko; common house lizard