safari
English
/səˈfɑːɹ.i/
noun
Definitions
- A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or hunt wild animals in their own environment.
- A caravan going on a safari.
Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili safari (journey) derived from Arabic سَفَر (journey, travel, trip).
Origin
Arabic
سَفَر
Gloss
journey, travel, trip
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
旅
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- boat English
- goer English
- safariboat English
- safarigoer English
- safarilike English
- safarist English
- zoo English
- zoofari English
- safari Finnish
- Safari German
- safari Italian
- safari Dutch, Flemish
- safari French
- сафари Russian
- safari Spanish, Castilian
- safari Norwegian Bokmål
- サファリ Japanese
- safari Norwegian Nynorsk
- س ف ر Arabic
- سَفَر Arabic
- safari Catalan, Valencian
- सफ़र Hindi
- сафар Persian
- سفر Persian
- سفر کردن Persian
- saffari Welsh
- сапар Kazakh
- səfər Azerbaijani
- safari Swahili
- 사파리 Korean
- সফর Bengali
- سفر Urdu