jirafa

Basque

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    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.
    Italian giraffabor.
    Spanish jirafabor.
    Basque jirafa

    Borrowed from Spanish jirafa, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟiɾafa/ [ɟi.ɾa.fa]
     
    • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan) /xiɾafa/ [xi.ɾa.fa]
    • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /d͡ʒiɾafa/ [d͡ʒi.ɾa.fa]
    • IPA(key): (Navarrese) /jiɾafa/ [ji.ɾa.fa]

    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -afa, -a
    • Hyphenation: ji‧ra‧fa

    Noun

    jirafa anim

    1. giraffe

    Declension

    Declension of jirafa (animate, ending in -a)
    indefinite singular plural
    absolutive jirafa jirafa jirafak
    ergative jirafak jirafak jirafek
    dative jirafari jirafari jirafei
    genitive jirafaren jirafaren jirafen
    comitative jirafarekin jirafarekin jirafekin
    causative jirafarengatik jirafarengatik jirafengatik
    benefactive jirafarentzat jirafarentzat jirafentzat
    instrumental jirafaz jirafaz jirafez
    inessive jirafarengan jirafarengan jirafengan
    locative — — —
    allative jirafarengana jirafarengana jirafengana
    terminative jirafarenganaino jirafarenganaino jirafenganaino
    directive jirafarenganantz jirafarenganantz jirafenganantz
    destinative jirafarenganako jirafarenganako jirafenganako
    ablative jirafarengandik jirafarengandik jirafengandik
    partitive jirafarik — —
    prolative jirafatzat — —

    Further reading

    • “jirafa”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
    • “jirafa”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

    Central Huasteca Nahuatl

    Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    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.
    Italian giraffabor.
    Spanish jirafabor.
    Central Huasteca Nahuatl jirafa

    From Spanish jirafa.

    Noun

    jirafa

    1. giraffe.

    Spanish

    Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    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.
    Italian giraffabor.
    Spanish jirafa

    Borrowed from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa). Compare the obsolete doublet azorafa

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /xiˈɾafa/ [xiˈɾa.fa]
    • Audio (Spain):(file)
    • Rhymes: -afa
    • Syllabification: ji‧ra‧fa

    Noun

    jirafa f (plural jirafas)

    1. giraffe
      Synonym: (obsolete) azorafa
    2. boom microphone

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Basque: jirafa
    • → Central Huasteca Nahuatl: jirafa

    Further reading

    Uzbek

    Other scripts
    Arabic (Yangi Imlo)
    Cyrillic жирафа‍
    Latin jirafa‍
    Afghan Uzbek

    Alternative forms

    • jiraf

    Etymology

    Ultimately from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa), via Russian жирафа (žirafa). Doublet of zirofa (“giraffe”).

    Noun

    jirafa (plural jirafalar)

    1. giraffe
      Synonym: zirofa
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