Punjabi/Vocabulary/Animals

ਜਾਨਵਰ - Animals

ਬਾਘ - A Bengal Tiger

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

Solutions

ਘੋੜੀ, ਕੁਤੀ, ਚੂਹੀ, ਖੋਤੀ

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

Solutions

ਬਿਲਾ, ਬੱਕਰਾ, ਕਿਰਲਾ, ਬੋਤਾ

4. Change the number of the following:

ਘੋੜਾ, ਕੁੱਤਾ, ਚੂਹਾ, ਮੱਝ, ਭੇਡ

Solutions

ਘੋੜੇ, ਕੁਤੇ, ਚੂਹੇ, ਮੱਝਾਂ, ਭੇਡਾਂ

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.