Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German *tiger (attested in the compound tigertier (literally tiger-animal), from Old High German tigirtior), from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from Indo-Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌 (tigri, arrow), 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀 (tiγra, pointed)).

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Noun

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טיגער (tigerm, plural טיגערס (tigers)

  1. tiger (the mammal Panthera tigris)