ตะกวด

Thai

Alternative forms

จะกวด

Etymology

Probably from corruption of Khmer ត្រកួត (trɑkuət, “clouded monitor [Varanus nebulosus (Gray)]”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ตะกวด t a k w ɗ
Phonemic		ตะ-กวด t a – k w ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	dtà-gùuat
	Royal Institute	ta-kuat
(standard) IPA^(key)		/ta˨˩.kua̯t̚˨˩/

Noun

ตะกวด • (dtà-gùuat) (classifier ตัว)

(zoology) Bengal monitor, a lizard, Varanus bengalensis (Gray), of the family Varanidae.
(zoology) clouded monitor, a lizard, Varanus nebulosus (Gray), of the family Varanidae, formerly a subspecies of Bengal monitor.

Usage notes

The lizard is confused with เหี้ย (hîia, “Asian water monitor”).

Synonyms

แลน (lɛɛn)

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