זשיראַף
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Russian жира́ф (žiráf), from French girafe, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa, “giraffe”), from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā), variant of ܙܪܢܦܐ (zarnāp̄ā), from Classical Persian زرناپا (zornâpâ), a compound of زرنا (zornâ, “flute”) and پا (pâ, “leg”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
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- Yiddish terms borrowed from Russian
- Yiddish terms derived from Russian
- Yiddish terms derived from French
- Yiddish terms derived from Arabic
- Yiddish terms derived from Classical Syriac
- Yiddish terms derived from Classical Persian
- Yiddish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yiddish lemmas
- Yiddish nouns
- Yiddish masculine nouns
- yi:Even-toed ungulates