زرناپا

Persian

Alternative forms

سرناپا‎ (sornâpâ)

Etymology

Compound of (zornâ, “flute, zurna”) +‎ (pâ, “leg”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zurnɒːpɒː/
(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [zornɒːˈpʰɒː]

Noun

زرناپا • (zornâpâ) (plural زرناپایان‎ (zornâpâyân) or زرناپاها‎ (zornâpâhâ))

giraffe

Synonyms

شترگاوپلنگ‎ (šotorgâvpalang)
زرافه‎ (zarâfe)

Descendants

Ottoman Turkish: سرناپا‎ (surnapa)
- Turkish: surnipâ
Classical Syriac: ܙܪܢܦܐ‎ (zarnāpā)

References

“زراف” in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, Dehkhoda Dictionary, Tehran: University of Tehran Press, 1931–.
"surnipâ". Ferit Devellioğlu, Osmanlica Lûgât.

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