זשיראַף
Yiddish
Etymology
From Russian жира́ф (žiráf), from French girafe, from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa, “giraffe”), from Persian زرناپا (zurnāpā), a compound of زرنا (zurnā, “flute”) and پا (pā, “leg”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒɪˈʁaf/
Noun
זשיראַף • (zhiraf) m, plural זשיראַפֿן (zhirafn)
- giraffe (ruminant of the genus Giraffa)