zirafah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay zirafah, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ziˈrafah/ [ziˈra.fah]
  • Rhymes: -afah
  • Syllabification: zi‧ra‧fah

Noun

zirafah (plural zirafah-zirafah)

  1. nonstandard form of jerapah (“giraffe”)

Malay

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?
    Classical Persian سرنا
    Proto-Indo-European *ped-
    Proto-Indo-European *-s
    Proto-Indo-European *pṓds
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts
    Proto-Iranian *pā́dah
    Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d)
    Classical Persian پَا (pā)
    Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor.
    Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐbor.
    Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor.
    Malay zirafah

    Borrowed from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /zirafah/
    • Rhymes: -afah, -ah

    Noun

    zirafah (Jawi spelling زرافه, plural zirafah-zirafah)

    1. giraffe (mammal)
      Alternative form: jerapah (Indonesian)
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