azorafa

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Spanish

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.
    Spanish azorafa

    Borrowed from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa), via Andalusian Arabic,[1] doublet of jirafa.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (Spain) /aθoˈɾafa/
    • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /asoˈɾafa/
    • Rhymes: -afa
    • Syllabification: a‧zo‧ra‧fa

    Noun

    azorafa f (plural azorafas)

    1. (obsolete) giraffe
      Synonym: jirafa

    References

    1. ^ “I. The Old Spanish Sibilants”, in Studies and Notes in Philology and Literature, volume VII, Tremont Place, Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Modern Languages Department, Harvard University by Ginn & Company, 1900, pages 26–27

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