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English word tiger comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) τίγρις, Ancient Greek (to 1453) Τῐ́γρης, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) tigre (Tigress Tiger.)
τίγρις (Ancient Greek)
Τῐ́γρης (Ancient Greek)
τῐ́γρῐς (Ancient Greek)
tigrem (Latin)
tigre (Old French)
Tigress Tiger.
tiger (Old English)
Tiger.
tigre (Anglo-Norman)
tigras (Old English)
tygre (Middle English)
tiger (English)
(South Africa, dated, _, but still used) A leopard.. (US, colloquial) A kind of growl or screech, after cheering.. (US, slang) A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse.. (figurative) A ferocious, bloodthirsty and audacious person.. (heraldiccharge) A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.. (obsolete) A servant in livery, who rides with his master [...]