چھپکلی
chipkali
The Urdu word for lizard is چھپکلی (chipkali).
The word is used to refer to the reptile known as a lizard.
Meaning: reptile (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is chipkali.
Did you know?
- In many South Asian households, the sight of a چھپکلی is associated with various local superstitions regarding luck or impending guests.
- The word چھپکلی is actually built around an ancient root meaning 'tail'.
- While چھپکلی refers to lizards generally, the word is most frequently used in daily conversation to describe the common house gecko.
Examples in context
- کیا آپ نے کبھی کھڑی چھپکلی کو دیکھا ہے؟Have you ever seen a standing lizard?
- دیوار پر ایک چھپکلی ہے۔deewar par ek chhapkali hai.There is a lizard on the wall.
- مجھے چھپکلی سے ڈر لگتا ہے۔mujhe chhapkali se darr lagta hai.I am afraid of lizards.
- وہ چھپکلی بہت تیز بھاگ رہی ہے۔woh chhapkali bohat tez bhaag rahi hai.That lizard is running very fast.
Example conversation
Inside a living room, a small lizard is spotted on the wall.
- عمر Omarفاطمہ، دیکھو دیوار پر چھپکلی ہے!Fatima, dekho deewar par chhapkali hai!Fatima, look, there is a lizard on the wall!
- فاطمہ Fatimaاوہ، مجھے اس سے بہت ڈر لگتا ہے۔Oh, mujhe is se bohat darr lagta hai.Oh, I am very afraid of it.
- عمر Omarگھبراؤ مت، وہ بہت چھوٹی ہے۔Ghabrao mat, woh bohat chhoti hai.Don't worry, it is very small.
- فاطمہ Fatimaپھر بھی، اسے دور ہی رہنے دو۔Phir bhi, isay door hi rehne do.Still, let it stay far away.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries چھپکلی, CC BY-SA 4.0.
