hardim

English

Noun

hardim (plural hardims)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of stellion (a kind of lizard)
   • 1888, John Sterling Kingsley, The Riverside Natural History, volume 3, page 414:

     The hardims are of an olive-green color shaded with black, and below a pale yellow.

   • 1898, John George Wood, Animate Creation: Popular Edition of "Our Living World," a Natural History, volume 5:

     The Stellio, sometimes called the Hardim by the Arabs, is a well-known Lizard inhabiting Northern Africa, Syria, and Greece.

Anagrams

• dirham

Dumi

Etymology

Borrowed from Bhojpuri [Term?] or Maithili [Term?] (compare Sanskrit हरिद्रा (haridrā), Punjabi ਹਲਦੀ (haldī)) + Dumi noun suffixc -m.

Noun

hardim

1. turmeric root

References

• George van Driem, A Grammar of Dumi