サーベルタイガー

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from saber +‎ tiger
サーベル (sāberu, “saber”) +‎ タイガー (taigā, “tiger”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) サーベルタイガー [sàábérú táꜜìgàà] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
IPA^(key): [sa̠ːbe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ ta̠iɡa̠ː]

Noun

サーベルタイガー • (sāberu taigā)

Synonym of 剣歯虎 (kenshiko, “saber-toothed tiger”)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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