zürafa
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Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa, “giraffe”), from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā), variant of ܙܪܢܦܐ (zarnāp̄ā); ultimately from Classical Persian زُرنَاپَا (zornâpâ), a compound of زُرنَا (zornâ, “flute”) and پَا (pâ, “leg”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zürafa (definite accusative zürafayı)
- giraffe
- a kind of needle lace in Turkey