छिपकली
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧 (chippa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-) + -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit शेप्या (śepyā́, “tail”), a feminine form of शेप (śépa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćáypas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéypos (“pole”). Cognate with Marathi शेपटी (śepṭī), शेपूट (śepūṭ), Konkani शेंपडी (śẽpḍī, śẽpaḍī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰɪp.kə.liː/, [t͡ʃʰɪp.kə.l̪iː]
Noun
छिपकली • (chipkalī) f (Urdu spelling چھپکلی)
- lizard
- house lizard, common house gecko
- Synonym: पल्ली (pallī)
Declension
Declension of छिपकली (fem ī-stem)
| 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
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