жырафа

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жырафа

Etymology

    Ultimately from French girafe.

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    • Rhymes: -afa
    • Hyphenation: жы‧ра‧фа

    Noun

    жыра́фа (žyráfaf animal (genitive жыра́фы, nominative plural жыра́фы, genitive plural жыра́ф, relational adjective жыра́фавы)

    1. giraffe (a ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck)
      • 2018 , Татьяна Комзалова, translated by Алесь Емельянаў-Шыловіч, Дзіўныя жывёлы, Minsk: Харвест, translation of Удивительные животные (in Russian), →ISBN; republished as Дзіўныя жывёлы, Litres, 2020, →ISBN:
        Раварыст не здолее дагнаць жырафу, нават калі будзе круціць педалі з усяе моцы.
        Ravaryst nje zdóljeje dahnacʹ žyrafu, navat kali budzje krucicʹ pjedali z usjaje mócy.
        A cyclist will not be able to catch up with a giraffe, even if they pedal with all their might.

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