żyrafa
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French girafe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā), variant of ܙܪܢܦܐ (zarnāp̄ā); ultimately from Persian زُرنَاپَا (zornâpâ), a compound of زُرنَا (zornâ, “flute, zurna”) and پَا (pâ, “leg”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʐɨˈra.fa/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -afa
- Syllabification: ży‧ra‧fa
Declension
Derived terms
adjective
- żyrafowy
Descendants
- → Kashubian: żirafa
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