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Taika means Tiger

You could use Preahneangkhla, but give her the nickname Preah, Rheah or Ahne.

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Or use a name that contains Tiggy (like Antigone)

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Tigers are part of the Felidae family and I think Felidae would make a good name for your character.

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Other tigers that could be used as inspiration

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The Caspian tiger (latin name: virgata)
The Siberian tiger (latin name: altaica)
The South China tiger (latin: amoyensis) - Queen Amoyensis has a nice ring to it

What you could do is give your character the name you've chosen, but have her go by something like Priya or Kala so your readers aren't put off by the spelling/pronunciation. I'd also recommend looking at names with meanings related to tiger, feline, queen, or cat- I found a handful with the advanced search here on BtN. Here are some of my favorites.

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Meaning "queen:"
Malika
Malka
Rani

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Meaning "feline:"
Amayas
Ari
Arieh
Arslan
Hamza
Hari
Lavi
Luan
Lyonors
Tau
Thiha
Usama
Vepkhia

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Hope this helps!

Seu Bandasak

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Seu: From Lao ເສືອ (seu), meaning tiger. It's not actually used as a name in Laos but it does mean tiger. There is however, a name that means lion (Siho- it's on the site here: https://www.behindthename.com/name/siho/submitted)

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Bandasak: Means "total authority" or something along those lines. It's on the site here (with the anglicised spelling Bandasack): https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/bandasack/submitted