giraffe

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /dʒɪˈɹɑːf/    美 /d͡ʒəˈɹæf/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A ruminant in the genus Giraffa of the African savannah with long legs, a highly elongated neck, yellow fur patterned with dark spots typically in the form of a network, and two or more horn-like projections called ossicones; the tallest living animal.
    — A group of giraffes is called a tower.
  2. A giraffe unicycle.
  3. A laugh. Cockney,slang
    — Are you having a giraffe?!
  4. A very tall individual. Internet,uncommon

词形变化

giraffes plural giraffe plural giraff alternative,obsolete jaraff alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
Angolan giraffe Baringo giraffe Congolese giraffe forest giraffe giraffe bread giraffedom giraffe gazelle giraffe lady giraffelike giraffeling giraffe piano giraffe seahorse giraffe sheep giraffess giraffe thorn giraffe weevil giraffe woman giraffish giraffiti giraffoid giraffy high as giraffe pussy Kilimanjaro giraffe Kordofan giraffe Maasai giraffe Masai giraffe Niger giraffe Nigerian giraffe northern giraffe Nubian giraffe reticulated giraffe Rhodesian giraffe Rothschild giraffe Rothschild's giraffe smoky giraffe Somali giraffe South African giraffe Thornicroft's giraffe three-horned giraffe Ugandan giraffe West African giraffe zebra giraffe

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
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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 giraffe
From Middle French giraffe, from Italian giraffa, from Arabic زُرَافَة (zurāfa), from Classical Syriac ܙܪܝܦܐ (zārīp̄ā), from Classical Persian زُرْنَاپَا (zurnāpā, literally “flute-leg”). Displaced camelopard.
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