In Desperate Need To Knw!

[Guest Papi]

ok soooooo, i called home, buh it looks like mom is not home :ysad:

oh... sorry bout that... try her cell phone...

she doesn't have a cell phone :H:

okkk, she called back and she says its called girrafe in punjabi too so i guess we dont have a desi name for it.

[jayd]

Allow me to add my 2 cents....

The actual English word "Giraffe" is also borrowed. The real name of this animal comes from the Arabic language in which it is known as "Ziraffa". So, if the english can take that and change it to "Giraffe", I think we should be able to change it to "Jaraaf" in Punjabi.

[Guest Papi]

just dont say JARAAB

[SikhSpeak]

Allow me to add my 2 cents....

The actual English word "Giraffe" is also borrowed. The real name of this animal comes from the Arabic language in which it is known as "Ziraffa". So, if the english can take that and change it to "Giraffe", I think we should be able to change it to "Jaraaf" in Punjabi.

LOL! Jayd the whole English lanuage is "borrowed" English is a mish mash of every world language!

[Bored]

just make one up

or do we have to go thro one of my imfamous polls to chose a name?

i got a gud one

lumba- neck

[Khalsa Fauji]

Gurfateh!!

Lamboo

Gurfateh!!

[Singh With Dunalli]

A giraffe in Punjabi is called the same thing, there is no Punjabi word for it. The most you could do is call it in a desi accent. There are some words in Punjabi that are borrowed from the English vocabulary.

Take Care.

[SaRpAnCh]

You dnt get girraffes dwn Panjab hence the reason -no name for1

[_K4UR_]

sangat ji

i jus asked somone and they said its called a 'neel gaa (cow)' ...and they seem pretty sure bout it

[Bir_Ras]

Punjabi

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