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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bagh
"भारत के जंगलों में कई बाघ पाए जाते हैं।"
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Plural form of tiger, a large solitary cat native to Asia, with a yellowish-brown coat striped with dark vertical lines.
"The zoo recently welcomed three endangered Bengal tigers to their new habitat." - 2
Used in team sports or figurative contexts to denote a fierce, competitive person or sports team.
"The local high school tigers dominated the football championship this season."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'tigre', originating via Old French and Latin from the Ancient Greek 'tigris', which is ultimately of Iranian origin (Avestan 'tigri', meaning arrow or swift). The plural form adds the standard English inflectional suffix -s to denote more than one of these large carnivorous felids.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tigers" is said worldwide
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tigres
Transliteration: /tiɡʁ/
"Les tigres sont des animaux majestueux de la jungle asiatique."
Tiger
Transliteration: /ˈtiːɡɐ/
"Die Tiger wandern durch die dichten Wälder Asiens."
tigri
Transliteration: /ˈtiː.ɡri/
"Le tigri sono predatori solitari e potenti."
tigres
Transliteration: /ˈti.ɣɾes/
"Los tigres son conocidos por sus distintivas rayas naranjas y negras."
tigres
Transliteration: /ˈtʃi.ɡɾis/
"Os tigres corem o risco de extinção em várias regiões."
बाघ
Transliteration: bagh
"भारत के जंगलों में कई बाघ पाए जाते हैं।"
老虎
Transliteration: lǎohǔ
"老虎是森林之王，具有极强的攻击力。"
호랑이들
Transliteration: horang-ideul
"동물원에서 여러 마리의 호랑이들을 볼 수 있습니다."
トラ
Transliteration: tora
Script: 虎
"アジアの森林には多くのトラが生息しています。"
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