Translation
howaito-taigā means "White Tiger" in English.
It's a katakanization, a loan-word.
- byakko is a the "White Tiger" from legends, while howaito-taigaa is a white Bengal tiger.
howaito-taigā is normally written with katakana, as ホワイトタイガー.
howaito-taigā written with hiragana is ほわいとたいがー.
howaito-taigā does not have kanji. howaito-taigā written with hiragana is ほわいとたいがー.
| Romaji | ho | wa | i | to | ta | i | gaa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katakana | ホ | ワ | イ | ト | タ | イ | ガ | ー |
| Hiragana | ほ | わ | い | と | た | い | が | ー |
| Meaning | White | Tiger | ||||||
Orthography Notes
- howaito-taigaa is another way to romanize this word.
- ガー contains a long dash called the prolonged sound mark which makes the vowel of the syllable longer.
Synonyms
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