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tiger meaning in Sinhala

කොටියා koṭiyā

UK/ˈtaɪɡə//ˈtaɪɡɚ/

tiger in Sinhala: කොටියා (koṭiyā). In English, tiger means panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.

Sinhala words for tiger

The mammal Panthera tigris
කොටියා koṭiyā

English meaning of tiger

  1. noun Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
  2. noun A male tiger; as opposed to a tigress.
  3. noun A sabre-toothed tiger (any felid in the subfamily †Machairodontinae).
  4. noun A Tasmanian tiger, †Thylacinus cynocephalus.

Full definition of tiger

tiger in a sentence

  • Coordinate term: tigress

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Questions about tiger in Sinhala

What is the meaning of tiger in Sinhala?
Tiger in Sinhala is කොටියා (koṭiyā).
tiger යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Tiger: කොටියා (koṭiyā).
What does tiger mean in English?
Tiger means panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.

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