zirafah

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• jerapah, zarafah

Etymology

Etymology tree

Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā)

Classical Persian پَا (pā)

Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā)bor.

Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐbor.

Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor.

Malay zirafah

Indonesian zirafah

Inherited from Malay zirafah, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa). Doublet of jerapah and zarafah.

Noun

zirafah (first-person possessive zirafahku, second-person possessive zirafahmu, third-person possessive zirafahnya)

1. Nonstandard form of jerapah: giraffe (mammal)

Malay

Etymology

Etymology tree

Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā)

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: -fah, -ah

Noun

zirafah (Jawi spelling زرافه, plural zirafah-zirafah, informal 1st possessive zirafahku, 2nd possessive zirafahmu, 3rd possessive zirafahnya)

1. giraffe (mammal)