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jirafa.

giraffe

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/xiˈɾafa/[xiˈɾa.fa]

  1. giraffe

    feminine

  2. boom microphone

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.? Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā) 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 ܙܪܢܦܐ (zarnāp̄ā) Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)bor. Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor. Italian giraffabor. Spanish jirafa Borrowed from Italian giraffa, borrowed from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa). Compare Old Spanish azorafa, taken directly from Arabic.

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