Meanings
nounweretiger (plural weretigers)
plural weretigers
- mythologicalfictionA creature of Southeast Asian myth; a shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger.
Origin
- Englishwere-
- Ancient Greekτίγρις (tígris)
- Latintigri
- Anglo-Normantigre
- Latintigris
- Proto-West Germanic*tīgr
- Old Englishtigras
- Middle Englishtygre
- Englishtiger
- Englishweretiger
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 虎人
- 虎人 (hǔrén)shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger
Dutch weertijger
- weertijgershapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger
Finnish ihmistiikeri
- ihmistiikerishapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger
French tigre-garou
- tigre-garoushapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger
German Wertiger
- Wertigershapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger
Indonesian siluman harimau
- siluman harimaushapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger
Japanese 虎人間, 虎人
- 虎人間 (tora ningen)shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger
- 虎人 (kojin)shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger
- 人虎 (jinko)shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger
- 虎男 (torao)shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger
Korean 인호
- 인호 (inho)shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger
Malay harimau jadian
- harimau jadianshapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger
Polish tygrysołak
- tygrysołakshapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger
Portuguese homem-tigre
- homem-tigreshapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger
Thai เสือสมิง
- เสือสมิง (sà-mǐng)shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a tiger
Cite this entry
APA
weretiger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weretiger
MLA
“weretiger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weretiger. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weretiger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weretiger.
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