harimau
/haˈrimau̯/
The Indonesian word for tiger is harimau.
The word harimau is used to refer to the mammal Panthera tigris.
Meaning: The mammal Panthera tigris (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
/haˈrimau̯/
Did you know?
- In Indonesian folklore, there are tales of harimau jadian, which are tigers that can shapeshift into humans.
- Indonesian culture features the harimau in a traditional martial art called Silat, where practitioners mimic the tiger's movements to perform strikes and leaps.
- The term is used in the popular Indonesian idiom harimau mati meninggalkan belang, which translates to 'a tiger dies leaving its stripes', used to describe a person's lasting legacy.
Examples in context
- Apakah anda pernah melihat seorang lelaki makan harimau? Tidak, tetapi saya pernah melihat seseorang makan ayam.Have you ever seen a man-eating tiger? No, but I have seen a man eating chicken.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use harimau in a question about seeing a man-eating tiger.Tatoeba #3371488 by nasirusman, translation #760033 by Hans07
- Harimau adalah hewan yang indah dan kuat.Tigers are beautiful and strong animals.
- Kamu tahu gak? Baru saja gue lihat macan di kebun binatang.Do you know? I just saw a tiger at the zoo.
- Ada seekor harimau di dalam hutan itu.There is a tiger in that forest.
- Harimau adalah hewan yang sangat kuat.A tiger is a very strong animal.
Example conversation
Adi and Maya are looking at animals at the zoo.
- AdiLihat, ada harimau besar di sana!Look, there is a big tiger over there!
- MayaWah, bulunya sangat indah ya.Wow, its fur is very beautiful, isn't it?
- AdiHarimau itu sedang tidur sekarang.That tiger is sleeping right now.
- MayaDia terlihat sangat tenang saat tidur.He looks very calm while sleeping.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tiger” translations and entries harimau, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
