tijger

Meaning

1. (masculine) tiger (Panthera tigris)
2. (Suriname, masculine) jaguar, (Panthera onca)
3. (Suriname, masculine) puma, cougar (Puma concolor)
4. (South-Africa, masculine, obsolete) leopard, panther (Panthera pardus)
5. (figuratively, masculine) A fast-growing or prosperous, usually Asian economy; usually located in East Asia or Southeast Asia but formerly also used for Ireland.
6. (figuratively, in-compounds, masculine) A fanatic, enthusiastic or otherwise highly motivated person.

Concepts

tiger

🐅

leopard

🐆

tigress

Synonyms

luipaard

🐆

Translations

Tiger

🐅

tigre

🐅

tigre

🐅

tigre

🐅

tigre

🐅

kaplan

🐅

tigre

🐅

tigris

🐅

τίγρη

piling

🐅

tigre

τίγρις

نِمْر

نمر

🐅

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛi̯ɣər/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: tiger

In summary

From Middle Dutch tiger, from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris.