छिपकली
Hindi
Etymology
Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧 (chippa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-) + -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit *छेप्या (chepyā́, “tail”), a feminine form of *छेप (chépa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(s)ćáypas, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱéypos (“pole”). Cognate with Marathi शेपटी (śepṭī), शेपूट (śepūṭ), Konkani शेंपडी (śẽpḍī, śẽpaḍī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰɪp.kə.liː/, [t͡ʃʰɪp.kɐ.liː]
Noun
छिपकली • (chipkalī) f (Urdu spelling چھپکلی)
- lizard
- house lizard, common house gecko
- Synonym: पल्ली (pallī)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | छिपकली chipkalī |
छिपकलियाँ chipkaliyā̃ |
| oblique | छिपकली chipkalī |
छिपकलियों chipkaliyõ |
| vocative | छिपकली chipkalī |
छिपकलियो chipkaliyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छिपकली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śēpyāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press