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”). More at harr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haɾˈðəl] (Standard)

Noun

hardhël f (plural hardhla, definite hardhla, definite plural hardhlët)

1. lizard

Synonyms

• zhapi