taiga

== English == === Alternative forms === tayga, tajga === Etymology === From Russian тайга́ (tajgá), from South Siberian Turkic (Altai region, for example the Altay or Shor language, cf Khakas: тағ (tağ)), or alternatively Yakut тайга (tayga, “untraversable forest”). Doublet of Tayga. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtaɪɡə/, /taɪˈɡɑː/ Rhymes: -aɪɡə, -ɑː Homophone: tiger (non-rhotic, using the initial-stress pronunciation) === Noun === taiga (plural taigas) A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere. Synonyms: boreal forest, snow forest ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === agait, agati, agita == Dutch == === Etymology === Ultimately from Russian тайга́ (tajgá), from Turkic or Yakut тайга (tayga), which roughly could be translated as "slippery place". Most likely, the meaning come from a verb Yakut тай (tay) - to slip. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯.ɡaː/ Hyphenation: tai‧ga === Noun === taiga f (plural taiga's, no diminutive) taiga (subarctic evergreen coniferous forest) [from 19th c.] == Estonian == === Noun === taiga partitive singular of taig illative singular of taig == Finnish == === Etymology === From Russian тайга́ (tajgá). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯ɡɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯ɡɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑiɡɑ Syllabification(key): tai‧ga Hyphenation(key): tai‧ga === Noun === taiga taiga ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “taiga”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == Italian == === Etymology === From Russian тайга́ (tajgá). === Noun === taiga f (plural taighe) taiga === Anagrams === Agati, agita == Japanese == === Romanization === taiga Rōmaji transcription of たいが Rōmaji transcription of タイガ == Latvian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian тайга́ (tajgá). === Noun === taiga f (4th declension) taiga boreal forest ==== Declension ==== == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === taiga f (plural taigas) taiga (subarctic zone of coniferous forest) === Further reading === “taiga”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “taiga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian тайга (tajga). === Noun === taiga f (plural taigale) taiga ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === taiga c (uncountable) alternative spelling of tajga ==== Declension ==== === References === “taiga”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)