taikō

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Marshallese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English tiger, from Middle English tygre, in part from Old English tigras (pl.), in part from Anglo-Norman tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from Iranian.

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tˠɑːiɡʌ], (enunciated) [tˠɑ iɡʌ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠæɰjikɛɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {tahyikeh}

Noun

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taikō

  1. a tiger

References

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