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gekoq
Malay · medieval
"gecko lizard"
an imitative name mimicking the lizard's chirping call
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gekko
Dutch · 1600s-1700s
"gecko lizard"
adopted through Dutch colonial contact in Southeast Asia
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gecko
English · 1700s-1800s
"a small, chirping lizard"
adopted through Dutch colonial accounts
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