żyrafa
Polish edit
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 (pâ, “leg”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
żyrafa f (diminutive żyrafiątko)
Declension edit
Declension of żyrafa
Derived terms edit
adjective
Descendants edit
- → Kashubian: żirafa