taiga
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taiga¹
- /ˈtaɪɡə/ UK
- /taɪˈɡɑː/ UK
Sounds like tiger (non-rhotic, using the initial-stress pronunciation) · Rhymes with -aɪɡə, -ɑː
Where it comes from
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.
noun taigas · tayga · tajga
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A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.
The mountains run from the Arctic Island of Novaya Zemlya southwards, dividing the endless wastes of the Siberian taiga and the steppes from the Russian platform in the west.
Similar: boreal forest, snow forest
Taiga²
proper noun
- A lake in Alaska.
Taiga³
proper noun
- Alternative spelling of Tayga
Translations
Every language
noun subarctic zone of coniferous forest
| Español | taiga |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 타이가 taiga |
| 日本語 | タイガ taiga |
| 中文 | 泰加 tàijiā |
| हिन्दी | ताइगा tāigā |
| Português | taiga |
| Français | taïga |
| Deutsch | Taiga, Borealer Nadelwald |
| Italiano | taiga |
| Ελληνικά | τάιγκα táigka |
| Română | taiga |
| Русский | тайга́ tajgá |
| Tiếng Việt | taiga, tai-ga |
| العربية | تَايْغَا tāyḡā, تَيْغَة tayḡa, تَيْجَة tayja, تَيْجَا tayjā |
| עברית | טייגה tayga |
Talk about this word "taiga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/taiga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. taiga. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/taiga "taiga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/taiga.Cite this
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