hirapa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    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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