zhapi

Albanian

Alternative forms

• zhapik, zhapjak, xhzpik, shapi (Tosk)

Etymology

From variant zhapik, from Serbo-Croatian žȁbica (“small frog or toad”), diminutive from Proto-Slavic *žaba (“toad, frog”)).

Noun

zhapi m (plural zhapinj, definite zhapiu, definite plural zhapinjtë)

1. lizard
2. green lizard (Lacerta viridis)

Synonyms

• hardhucë

Hyponyms

hyponyms

• zhapi gomari, zhapi i gjebër, zhapi i verdhë (“green lizard”) (Lacerta viridis)
• zhapi me lara (“Kotschy's gecko”) (Mediodactylus kotschyi)
• zhapi i ngathët (“sand lizard”) (Lacerta agilis)
• zhapi i shtëpisë (“Mediterranean house gecko”) (Hemidactylus turcicus)