okapi

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Mvuba okapi. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpi/ (General American) IPA(key): /oʊˈkɑpi/ (General South African) IPA(key): /əʊˈkɑːpi/ Hyphenation: oka‧pi === Noun === okapi (plural okapi or okapis) A large ruminant mammal, of species Okapia johnstoni, found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe but with a much shorter neck, a reddish-brown coat, and zebra-like stripes on the hindquarters. [from early 20th c.] Synonyms: Congolese giraffe, forest giraffe, zebra giraffe ==== Hypernyms ==== giraffid ==== Coordinate terms ==== giraffe ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Okapi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:Okapia johnstoni on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Okapia johnstoni on Wikispecies.Wikispecies == Czech == === Alternative forms === okapia === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈokapɪ] Rhymes: -apɪ === Noun === okapi f or m anim (relational adjective okapí) okapi (large ruminant mammal) ==== Declension ==== when masculine: Indeclinable when feminine. === Further reading === “okapi”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “okapi”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “okapi”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Etymology === From Mvuba okapi. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: oka‧pi === Noun === okapi m (plural okapi's, diminutive okapietje n) okapi == Finnish == === Etymology === From English okapi, from Mvuba okapi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈokɑpi/, [ˈo̞kɑ̝pi] Rhymes: -okɑpi Syllabification(key): o‧ka‧pi Hyphenation(key): oka‧pi === Noun === okapi okapi ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “okapi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === poika, pokia == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.ka.pi/ === Noun === okapi m (plural okapis) okapi === Further reading === “okapi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English okapi, from Mvuba okapi. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /oˈkapi/ [oˈka.pi] Rhymes: -api Syllabification: o‧ka‧pi === Noun === okapi (plural okapi-okapi) okapi (Okapia jhonstoni) === References === === Further reading === “okapi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Japanese == === Romanization === okapi Rōmaji transcription of オカピ == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Mvuba okapi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔˈka.pi/ Rhymes: -api Syllabification: o‧ka‧pi === Noun === okapi m animal or f or n (indeclinable) okapi (Okapia johnstoni) === Further reading === okapi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN okapi in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Spanish == === Alternative forms === ocapi === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈkapi/ [oˈka.pi] Rhymes: -api Syllabification: o‧ka‧pi === Noun === okapi m (plural okapis) okapi === Further reading === “okapi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025