taikō
Japanese
Romanization
taikō
Marshallese
Etymology
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
- (phonetic) IPA(key): [tˠɑːiɡʌ], (enunciated) [tˠɑ iɡʌ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /tˠæɰjikɛɰ/
- Bender phonemes: {tahyikeh}
Noun
taikō
- a tiger