tiigeri

Greenlandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish tiger, from German Tiger, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris, “tiger”).

Pronunciation
  • (Nuuk) IPA(key): /tiiɡiri/, [t͡sɪːɣɜ.ʁɪ]

Noun

tiigeri (plural tiigerit)

  1. tiger (Panthera tigris)

Derived terms
  • tiigeriaraq (“tiger cub”)
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