ג׳ירף

Hebrew

Etymology

Back-formation from גִ׳ירָפָה‎ (jírafa, “a (female) giraffe”) (see further etymology there).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): [dʒiˈʁaf]

Noun

גִ׳ירָף • (jíraf) m (feminine counterpart גִ׳ירָפָה‎)

a (male) giraffe

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