Tigre
English
Noun
Tigre pl (plural only)
- A group of nomadic Tigrinya-speaking people in northern Ethiopia.
- A group of agricultural Tigre-speaking people in northern Eritrea.
Translations
group, Tigrinya-speaking people
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Etymology
From Latin Tigris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις (Tígris), from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 (Tigrā), from Elamite [script needed] (ti-ig-ra), from Sumerian [script needed] (idigna).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɾi/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ɡɾe/
- Homophone: tigre
- Hyphenation: ti‧gre
See also
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