Lizard in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “lizard” in Hindi is छिपकली, pronounced chhipakali — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
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).
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