weretiger

English

Etymology

were- +‎ tiger

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪəːtaɪɡə/, /ˈwɛətaɪɡə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛɹtaɪɡɚ/, /ˈwɪɹtaɪɡɚ/

Noun

weretiger (plural weretigers)

(fiction, mythological) A creature of Southeast Asian myth; a shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger.

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Translations

shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger

Dutch: weertijger m
French: tigre-garou (fr)

Japanese: 虎人間 (tora ningen), 虎人 (kojin), 人虎 (jinko), 虎男 (torao)

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