長頸鹿

Chinese

 
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
neck deer
trad. (長頸鹿) 鹿
simp. (长颈鹿) 鹿
Literally: “long-necked deer”.
長頸鹿

Etymology

Appears to be first attested in 萬國地理全集 [1844] by Karl Gützlaff (Chng, 2012). Earlier names for the animal include 徂蠟徂蜡, 麒麟 (qílín), 惡那西約恶那西约, 祖剌法, etc.

Pronunciation


Noun

長頸鹿

  1. giraffe (Classifier: m c) [from 19th c.]

Synonyms

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