इगुआना
The Hindi word for iguana is इगुआना.
इगुआना refers to any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae.
Meaning: any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae (noun)
Did you know?
- The word इगुआना is a direct loanword in Hindi. Because iguanas are not native to India, the language adopted the international name rather than creating a descriptive Hindi term.
- In many parts of India, people would more likely use a general term like छिपकली (lizard) to describe an iguana unless they are specifically trained in biology.
- If you were looking for a native Hindi word for a large lizard, you would look for words related to 'monitor lizards' rather than 'iguanas'.
Examples in context
- वह एक बड़ा इगुआना है।vah ek baṛā iguānā hai.That is a large iguana.
- चिड़ियाघर में एक इगुआना है।chiṛiyāghar meṃ ek iguānā hai.There is an iguana in the zoo.
- क्या तुमने इगुआना देखा?kyā tumne iguānā dekhā?Did you see the iguana?
Example conversation
Rahul and Pooja are visiting a reptile house at the zoo.
- पूजा Poojaदेखो, वह इगुआना कितना हरा है!dekho, vah iguānā kitnā harā hai!Look, how green that iguana is!
- राहुल Rahulहाँ, वह बहुत सुंदर लग रहा है।hān, vah bahut sundar lag rahā hai.Yes, it looks very beautiful.
- पूजा Poojaक्या यह इगुआना पालतू है?kyā yah iguānā pāltū hai?Is this iguana a pet?
- राहुल Rahulनहीं, यह यहाँ चिड़ियाघर में रहता है।nahīṃ, yah yahāṃ chiṛiyāghar meṃ rahtā hai.No, it lives here in the zoo.
