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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek τῐ́γρῐς (tígris, “tiger”), in reference to its dark vertical stripes.
Adjective
تكیر • (tekir)
- brindled, tabby, of a brownish or grey colour, with stripes, streaks, or spots
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Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “tekir”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4698
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “تكیر”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 396
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tekir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تكیر”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 585