זשיראַף

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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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 (, leg).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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זשיראַף (zhirafm, plural זשיראַפֿן (zhirafn)

  1. giraffe (ruminant of the genus Giraffa)