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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French girafe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā), variant of ܙܪܢܦܐ (zarnāp̄ā); ultimately from Persian زُرنَاپَا (zornâpâ), a compound of زُرنَا (zornâ, flute, zurna) and پَا (, leg).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʐɨˈra.fa/
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  • Rhymes: -afa
  • Syllabification: ży‧ra‧fa

Noun edit

żyrafa f (diminutive żyrafiątko)

  1. giraffe

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

adjective

Descendants edit

  • Kashubian: żirafa

Further reading edit

  • żyrafa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • żyrafa in Polish dictionaries at PWN