Punjabi/Vocabulary/Animals

ਜਾਨਵਰ - Animals
Animals are called ਜਾਨਵਰ in Punjabi. Given below are the Punjabi equivalents of some common animal names.


 * 1) ਘੋੜਾ = horse
 * 2) ਵਛੇਰਾ = foal/baby horse
 * 3) ਕੁੱਤਾ = dog
 * 4) ਕਤੂਰਾ = puppy
 * 5) ਬਘਿਆੜ = wolf
 * 6) ਖੋਤਾ = donkey
 * 7) ਚੂਹਾ = rat
 * 8) ਨੇਲ/ਨਿਉਲਾ = mongoose
 * 9) ਬਿੱਲੀ = cat
 * 10) ਬਲੂੰਗਾ/ਬਲੂੰਗੜਾ = kitten
 * 11) ਬੱਕਰੀ = goat
 * 12) ਮੇਮਣਾ = kid/baby goat
 * 13) ਕਿਰਲੀ = lizard
 * 14) ਬੋਤੀ = camel - female
 * 15) ਗਾਂ = cow
 * 16) ਵੱਛਾ = calf(cow)
 * 17) ਮੱਝ = buffalo
 * 18) ਕੱਟਾ = calf(buffalo)
 * 19) ਭੇਡ = sheep
 * 20) ਲੇਲਾ = lamb
 * 21) ਸੇਹਾ = rabbit
 * 22) ਸਹਿਆ/ਸਹਾ = hare/jackrabbit
 * 23) ਸੂਰ = pig
 * 24) ਖੱਚਰ = mule
 * 25) ਬੋਤਾ = camel
 * 26) ਗਾਲੜ੍ਹ/ਕਾਟੋ = squirrel
 * 27) ਸਰਦੂਲ = lion
 * 28) ਬਾਘ = tiger
 * 29) ਚੀਤਾ = cheetah
 * 30) ਰਿੱਛ = bear
 * 31) ਸੱਪ = snake
 * 32) ਸਪੋਲ਼ੀਆ = snakelet, small snake
 * 33) ਬਿੱਛੂ/ਠੂਹਾਂ = scorpion
 * 34) ਹਿਰਨ = deer
 * 35) ਬਾਰਾਂਸਿੰਗਾ = stag
 * 36) ਗੈਂਡਾ = rhinoceros
 * 37) ਹਾਥੀ = elephant
 * 38) ਬਾਂਦਰ = monkey
 * 39) ਗਿੱਦੜ = jackal
 * 40) ਲੂੰਬੜੀ = fox
 * 41) ਗਿਰਗਿਟ = chameleon
 * 42) ਲੰਗੂਰ = langur
 * 43) ਕੱਛੂਆ = tortoise
 * 44) ਡੱਡੂ = frog
 * 45) ਮੱਛੀ = fish
 * 46) ਘੜਿਆਲ = alligator
 * 47) ਮੱਛ = crocodile
 * 48) ਗੋਹ = monitor lizard
 * 49) ਚਮਗਾਦੜ/ਚਮਗਿੱਦੜ = bat
 * 50) ਕੰਡਿਆਲ਼ਾ/ਕੰਡੇਰਨਾ/ਝਾਹਾ = hedgehog
 * 51) ਸੇਹ = porcupine
 * 52) ਗੰਡੋਆ = earthworm

Exercises
1. Write names of ten animals in Punjabi. 2. Masculine gender in Punjabi is called ਪੁਲਿੰਗ and feminine gender is called ਇਸਤਰੀ ਲਿੰਗ. All the above animal names, nouns as they are, bear gender. Regular masculine nouns, as in the case of first five animal names above, end with kanna(ਾ). Gender of regular masculine nouns is changed by replacing kanna(ਾ) with bihari(ੀ). Now change the gender of the following regular masculine nouns
 * ਘੋੜਾ, ਕੁੱਤਾ, ਚੂਹਾ, ਖੋਤਾ

3. Regular feminine nouns, as in the case of sixth to ninth animal names above, end with bihari(ੀ). The gender of the regular feminine nouns is changed by replacing the bihari(ੀ) with kanna(ਾ). Now change the gender of the following regular feminine nouns
 * ਬਿੱਲੀ, ਬੱਕਰੀ, ਕਿਰਲੀ, ਬੋਤੀ

4. Change the number of the following:
 * ਘੋੜਾ, ਕੁੱਤਾ, ਚੂਹਾ, ਮੱਝ, ਭੇਡ

Conclusion
In this chapter you were introduced to animals. You also learnt the concept gender in Punjabi. The next chapter shall be devoted to flowers.