hirapa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂der.?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der.?
Classical Persian زُرْنَا (zurnā)
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 ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā)bor.
Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa)bor.
Italian giraffabor.
Spanish jirafabor.
Tagalog hirapa

    Borrowed from Spanish jirafa, borrowed from Italian giraffa, borrowed from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā), borrowed from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā), from زُرْنَا (zurnā) + پَا (pā).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /hiˈɾapa/ [hɪˈɾaː.pɐ]
    • Rhymes: -apa
    • Syllabification: hi‧ra‧pa

    Noun

    hirapa (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜇᜉ)

    1. giraffe (mammal)

    Further reading

    • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 350
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