jerapah
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Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦗꦫꦥꦃ (jarapah), from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zarāfa). Doublet of zarafah, zirafah. Attested before 1967.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈrapah/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -apah
- Syllabification: je‧ra‧pah
Noun
jêrapah (plural jerapah-jerapah)
Further reading
- “jerapah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.