छिपकली

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited 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 Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰɪp.kə.liː/, [t͡ʃʰɪp.kɐ.liː]

Noun

छिपकली • (chipkalī) f (Urdu spelling چھپکلی)

1. lizard
2. 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