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tiger

/ˈtaɪɡə/TIGH-gur
/ˈtaɪɡɚ/TIGH-gur

Meaningarrow

Common meaning: a big striped wild cat

Journey through time

  1. Persianoriginsource
  2. Latintigremsource
  3. Frenchtigre‘a tiger’source
  4. Englishtiger‘a big striped wild cat’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Persian origin ‘arrow’.

Roots

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