چھپکلی
Urdu
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 *šáypas. Cognate with Marathi शेपटी (śepṭī), शेपूट (śepūṭ), Konkani शेंपडी (śempḍī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰɪp.kə.liː/
- Rhymes: -iː
- Hyphenation: چِھپ‧کَ‧لی
Noun
چِھپْکَلی • (chipkalī) f (Hindi spelling छिपकली)
- lizard
Declension
| Declension of چھپکلی | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | چھپکلی (chipkalī) | چھپکلیاں (chipkaliyā̃) |
| oblique | چھپکلی (chipkalī) | چھپکلیوں (chipkaliyō̃) |
| vocative | چھپکلی (chipkalī) | چھپکلیو (chipkaliyō) |
References
- “چھپکلی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “چھپکلی”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śēpyāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press