जिराफ़

Hindi

Alternative forms

• जिराफ (jirāph), जराफ़ (jarāf), जुराफा (jurāphā), जराफा (jarāphā)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

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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.

Middle French giraffebor.

English giraffebor.

Hindi जिराफ़

Borrowed from English giraffe.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɪ.ɾɑːf/, [d͡ʒɪ.ɾäːf], /d͡ʒɪ.ɾɑːpʰ/, [d͡ʒɪ.ɾäːpʰ]

Noun

जिराफ़ • (jirāf) m

1. giraffe

   Synonym: ज़राफ़ा (zarāfā)