jiraff

Cornish

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.
Middle French giraffebor.
English giraffebor.
Cornish jiraff

    Borrowed from English giraffe, from Italian giraffa

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    jiraff m (plural jiraffes)

    1. giraffe

    Derived terms

    References

    • “jiraff” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
    • Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 86
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