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 *ḱer-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂der.?

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 ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)bor.

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 or zirafah²)

1. giraffe (mammal)

   Alternative form: jerapah (Indonesian)