Giraff

See also: giraff

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?

Classical Persian سرنا

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 ܙܪܝܦܐbor.

Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor.

Italian giraffabor.

Middle French giraffe

French girafebor.

Luxembourgish Giraff

Borrowed from French girafe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒiˈʀaf/, [ʒiˈʀɑf]

Noun

Giraff f (plural Giraffen)

1. giraffe