hardhël
Albanian
Alternative forms
- hardhicë, hardhiçkë, hardhël(ë), hardhëjë (Tosk), hardhucë, hardhushkë, hardhje
Etymology
From *hardhë, from Proto-Albanian *skardā (“digger”), from Proto-Indo-European *skord- (compare Ancient Greek σκορδύλος (skordúlos, “newt”), Lithuanian skardùs (“deep”), Latvian skārdît (“to divide”)), from *sker- (“to cut”).[1] More at harr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [haɾˈðəl] (Standard)
Noun
hardhël f (indefinite plural hardhla, definite singular hardhla, definite plural hardhlët)
- lizard
Synonyms
- zhapi
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “hardhël”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, page 143