Definition
A legendary serpent or dragon whose gaze or breath was believed to be so deadly that it could kill a person instantly, or a real tropical lizard that can run on water.
Etymology
From Greek basiliskos, diminutive of basileus (king), literally 'little king.' The name reflects its crown-like crest. Medieval writers embellished ancient accounts into pure mythology.
Kelly Says
The basilisk legend might come from real encounters with cobras with their raised hoods, or the iguana-like basilisk lizard—showing how actual animals get mythologized into monsters over centuries of retelling.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ባዚሊስክ
bah-zee-li-sk
ARالعربية
بَازِيلِيسْك
ba-zee-li-s-k
BNবাংলা
বাজিলিক
ba-jee-li-k
CACatalà
bàsilisk
bah-see-li-sk
CSČeština
bazilišek
bah-zee-lee-shek
DADansk
basilis
bah-si-lis
DEDeutsch
Basilisk
bah-zee-lihs
ELΕλληνικά
βάσιλις
va-see-lis
ESEspañol
básilisco
bah-see-LIS-koh
FAفارسی
باصیلisk
ba-see-li-sk
FISuomi
basili
bah-see-lee
FRFrançais
basilic
bah-si-lee
GUGU
બાસિલિસ્ક
ba-see-li-sk
HAHA
basilisk
bah-see-li-sk
HEעברית
בַּזִּילִיסְק
ba-zi-li-s-k
HIहिन्दी
बासिलिस्क
ba-see-li-sk
HUMagyar
bázilisz
bah-zee-li-sz
IDBahasa Indonesia
basilisk
bah-see-li-sk
IGIG
bàsílísk
bah-see-li-sk
ITItaliano
basilisco
bah-zee-LIS-koh
JA日本語
バジリスク
ba-ji-ri-su-ki
KKKK
базилік
bah-zee-leek
KMKM
បាស៊ីលីស្ក
ba-see-li-sk
KO한국어
바실리스크
ba-si-ri-seu-keu
MRMR
बाजिलिसक
ba-jee-li-sk
MSBahasa Melayu
basilisk
bah-see-li-sk
MYမြန်မာ
ဘာစီလစ်
ba-see-li-t
NLNederlands
basilis
bah-si-lis
NONorsk
basilisk
bah-si-li-sk
PAPA
ਬਾਜੀਲਿਸਕ
ba-jee-li-sk
PLPolski
bazyliszek
bah-zee-lee-shek
PTPortuguês
básilisco
bah-see-LEE-sku
RORomână
bazilisc
bah-zee-li-sk
RUРусский
базилик
bah-zee-leek
SVSvenska
basilis
bah-si-lis
SWKiswahili
basilisk
bah-see-li-sk
TAதமிழ்
பாக்ஸிலிஸ்க்
pa-ak-si-li-sk
TEతెలుగు
బాసిలిస్క్
ba-si-li-sk
THไทย
มังกรบาซิลิสก์
mang-kon bah-zee-li-s-k
TLTL
basilisk
bah-see-li-sk
TRTürkçe
bazilizk
bah-zee-li-sk
UKУкраїнська
базиліск
bah-zee-li-sk
URاردو
بزilisک
ba-zee-li-sk
VITiếng Việt
bạch long
bahch long
YOYO
básílísk
bah-see-li-sk
ZUZU
ibazili
ee-bah-zee-lee