จระเข้

Thai

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) จรเข้, จรเฃ้

Etymology

Pronunciation

Orthographicจระเข้
t͡ɕ r a e kʰ ˆ
Phonemic
จอ-ระ-เค่
t͡ɕ ɒ – r a – e g ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonjɔɔ-rá-kêe
Royal Institutecho-ra-khe
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕɔː˧.ra˦˥.kʰeː˥˩/(R)

Noun

จระเข้ • (jɔɔ-rá-kêe)

  1. crocodilian
  2. crocodile
  3. alligator

Synonyms

crocodilian

Derived terms

  • ตะโขง

Further reading

  • จระเข้” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.