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tikari

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Faroese

Etymology

From Danish tiger, from German Tiger, from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌 (tigri, arrow), 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀 (tiγra, pointed)).

Noun

tikari m (genitive singular tikara, plural tikarar)

  1. tiger (Panthera tigris)

Declension

More information m1, singular ...
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Finnish

Etymology

tika- + -ri, perhaps a blend of two now obsolete words tikaveitsi and takari; ultimately thus perhaps a blend of Old Swedish stikämäz and Old Swedish [Term?] (compare dialectal Swedish daggare).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtikɑri/, [ˈt̪ikɑ̝ri]
  • Rhymes: -ikɑri
  • Syllabification(key): ti‧ka‧ri
  • Hyphenation(key): ti‧ka‧ri

Noun

tikari

  1. dagger (stabbing weapon)

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

compounds

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