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Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦗꦫꦥꦃ (jarapah), from Arabic زَرَافَة (zarāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܵܪܝܼܦܵܐ (zarāfa). Doublet of zarafah, zirafah. Attested before 1967.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: jê‧ra‧pah
Noun
jêrapah (first-person possessive jerapahku, second-person possessive jerapahmu, third-person possessive jerapahnya)
- giraffe (mammal)
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