Urdu Dictionary

گرگٿ गिरगिट girgiṭ, गिरगट girgaṭ, dialec. गिरगुट girguṭ

H گرگٿ गिरगिट girgiṭ, गिरगट girgaṭ, (dialec.) गिरगुट girguṭ [prob. S. कृ+कृत्], s.m. The tree-lizard, a species of chameleon (commonly called by Europeans 'the blood-sucker,' on account of the redness of its throat):—girgaṭ-ke-se rang badalnā, To change colour as a chameleon; (fig.) to turn red or pale (with rage, &c.).