
Vocabulary
Marathi Animal Names (प्राणी आणि पक्षी)
40 Marathi animal names — pets, farm animals, wildlife and birds — with Hindi meanings, pronunciation and example sentences.
What you will learn
Forty Marathi animal names from the Bol Marathi curriculum: pets like कुत्रा and मांजर, farm animals like गाय and म्हैस, wildlife like वाघ and हत्ती, birds from कावळा to मोर, and even the small ones — मुंगी (ant) and फुलपाखरू (butterfly). Every entry carries its Hindi meaning, English meaning, pronunciation and a real example sentence.
Hindi speakers get a head start here, but not a free pass: गाय is identical, घोडा is near-identical, yet a cat is मांजर, not बिल्ली, and a dog softens to कुत्रा. The familiar-looking words and the genuinely new ones are mixed together in the table below — check each against the Hindi column instead of assuming.
Tip: Learn in habitat groups: house (कुत्रा, मांजर), farm (गाय, म्हैस, बकरी), jungle (वाघ, सिंह, हत्ती), sky (पोपट, कावळा, गरुड).
The Words
| Marathi | Pronunciation | Hindi | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| कुत्रा 0:000:00 | kutrākutraa | कुत्ता | dog | कुत्रा भुंकतो. The dog barks. |
| मांजर 0:000:00 | mānjarmaanjar | बिल्ली | cat | मांजर दूध पिते. The cat drinks milk. |
| गाय 0:000:00 | gāygaay | गाय | cow | गाय दूध देते. The cow gives milk. |
| म्हैस 0:000:00 | mhaismhais | भैंस | buffalo | म्हैस शेतात चरते. The buffalo grazes in the field. |
| घोडा 0:000:00 | ghoḍāghodaa | घोड़ा | horse | घोडा वेगाने धावतो. The horse runs fast. |
| हत्ती 0:000:00 | hattīhattee | हाथी | elephant | हत्ती मोठा प्राणी आहे. The elephant is a big animal. |
| वाघ 0:000:00 | vāghvaagh | बाघ | tiger | वाघ जंगलात राहतो. The tiger lives in the forest. |
| सिंह 0:000:00 | sinhsinh | शेर | lion | सिंह जंगलाचा राजा. The lion is the king of the jungle. |
| माकड 0:000:00 | mākaḍmaakad | बंदर | monkey | माकड झाडावर चढतं. The monkey climbs the tree. |
| ससा 0:000:00 | sasāsasaa | खरगोश | rabbit | ससा गाजर खातो. The rabbit eats carrots. |
| उंदीर 0:000:00 | undīrundeer | चूहा | mouse / rat | उंदीर बिळात राहतो. The mouse lives in a hole. |
| पक्षी 0:000:00 | pakṣīpakshee | पक्षी | bird | पक्षी आकाशात उडतात. Birds fly in the sky. |
| मासा 0:000:00 | māsāmaasaa | मछली | fish | मासा पाण्यात पोहतो. The fish swims in water. |
| साप 0:000:00 | sāpsaap | साँप | snake | सापापासून दूर राहा. Stay away from snakes. |
| बकरी 0:000:00 | bakrībakree | बकरी | goat | बकरी गवत खाते. The goat eats grass. |
| कोंबडी 0:000:00 | kombḍīkombdee | मुर्गी | hen / chicken | कोंबडी अंडी देते. The hen lays eggs. |
| मोर 0:000:00 | mormor | मोर | peacock | मोर राष्ट्रीय पक्षी आहे. The peacock is the national bird. |
| हरण 0:000:00 | haraṇharan | हिरण | deer | हरण वेगाने पळतं. The deer runs fast. |
| अस्वल 0:000:00 | asvalasval | भालू | bear | अस्वल मध खातं. The bear eats honey. |
| मधमाशी 0:000:00 | madhamāśīmadhamaashee | मधुमक्खी | honeybee | मधमाशी मध बनवते. The bee makes honey. |
| पोपट 0:000:00 | popaṭpopat | तोता | parrot | पोपट हिरवा असतो. Parrots are green. |
| कावळा 0:000:00 | kāvḷākaavlaa | कौआ | crow | कावळा कावकाव करतो. The crow caws. |
| चिमणी 0:000:00 | chimaṇīchimanee | गौरैया | sparrow | चिमणी धान्य टिपते. The sparrow pecks grain. |
| गरुड 0:000:00 | garuḍgarud | गरुड़ | eagle | गरुड उंच उडतो. The eagle flies high. |
| बदक 0:000:00 | badakbadak | बत्तख | duck | बदक पाण्यात पोहते. The duck swims in water. |
| कोल्हा 0:000:00 | kolhākolhaa | लोमड़ी | fox | कोल्हा हुशार असतो. The fox is clever. |
| लांडगा 0:000:00 | lāṇḍgālaandgaa | भेड़िया | wolf | लांडगे टोळीने फिरतात. Wolves roam in packs. |
| हरीण 0:000:00 | harīṇhareen | बारहसिंगा | stag / antelope | हरीण गवत खातं. The stag eats grass. |
| डुक्कर 0:000:00 | ḍukkardukkar | सूअर | pig | डुक्कर चिखलात लोळतं. The pig wallows in mud. |
| मेंढी 0:000:00 | menḍhīmendhee | भेड़ | sheep | मेंढीचं लोकर मऊ असतं. Sheep wool is soft. |
| घोडी 0:000:00 | ghoḍīghodee | घोड़ी | mare (female horse) | घोडी वेगाने धावते. The mare runs fast. |
| उंट 0:000:00 | uṇṭunt | ऊँट | camel | उंट वाळवंटात चालतो. The camel walks in the desert. |
| मगर 0:000:00 | magarmagar | मगरमच्छ | crocodile | मगर नदीत राहतो. Crocodiles live in rivers. |
| बेडूक 0:000:00 | beḍūkbedook | मेंढक | frog | पावसात बेडूक ओरडतात. Frogs croak in the rain. |
| पाल 0:000:00 | pālpaal | छिपकली | lizard | पाल भिंतीवर चढते. The lizard climbs the wall. |
| मुंगी 0:000:00 | muṅgīmungee | चींटी | ant | मुंग्या रांगेत चालतात. Ants walk in a line. |
| फुलपाखरू 0:000:00 | phulpākharūphulpaakharoo | तितली | butterfly | फुलपाखरू फुलावर बसतं. The butterfly sits on flowers. |
| माशी 0:000:00 | māśīmaashee | मक्खी | fly (insect) | जेवण झाकून ठेव, माशा येतील. Cover food, flies will come. |
| डास 0:000:00 | ḍāsdaas | मच्छर | mosquito | डास चावतात, मच्छरदाणी लाव. Mosquitoes bite, use a net. |
| कोळी 0:000:00 | koḷīkolee | मकड़ी | spider | कोळी जाळं विणतो. The spider weaves a web. |
For Hindi speakers: familiar, but not identical
Several Marathi animal words are Hindi words with a sound shift: कुत्ता → कुत्रा, हाथी → हत्ती, खरगोश → ससा is a full replacement, and चूहा → उंदीर. The pattern to trust: if the Marathi word looks like a softened Hindi word, it usually means the same thing (कुत्रा, हत्ती, घोडा). If it looks unrelated (ससा, म्हैस, मांजर), learn it fresh.
Marathi also marks gender explicitly in animal pairs: घोडा (horse) / घोडी (mare), and हरण (deer) beside हरीण (stag). The table below shows both where both exist.
How to use this list
Work group by group, saying each word aloud with its example sentence. Then open Unit 14 (Nature & Travel), where these words appear inside full lessons about landscapes and wildlife.
Common mistakes
✗ Calling a tiger सिंह✓ वाघ = tiger; सिंह = lion
Hindi बाघ (tiger) and शेर (lion) look nothing like the Marathi pair, so learners mix them up. वाघ is tiger.
✗ पोपट treated as any bird✓ पोपट = parrot; पक्षी = bird (generic)
पक्षी is the category word — the word for the whole group, not one species.
✗ Writing घोडी for a male horse✓ घोडा = horse, घोडी = mare
Marathi keeps an explicit feminine form here; Hindi घोड़ी exists too but English 'horse' hides the gender.
Build sentences with these words
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Quick practice
Answer first, then open the reveal to check yourself.
1. How do you say “dog” in Marathi?
Answer: B. कुत्रा — कुत्रा (kutrā) — a softened cousin of Hindi कुत्ता.
2. What does वाघ mean?
Answer: C. Tiger — वाघ (vāgh) = tiger. Lion is सिंह.
3. फुलपाखरू means…
Answer: B. Butterfly — फुलपाखरू (phulpākharū) = butterfly; मधमाशी is the honeybee.
4. Fill in the blank: मराठीत “बिल्ली” ला ___ म्हणतात.
मांजर — Not a sound shift — a different word entirely.
You've learned the words.
Now make them stick with spaced repetition, listening, and speaking practice.
Common questions
How many animal words are on this page?
40 — pets, farm animals, wildlife, birds and insects, each with Hindi and English meanings, pronunciation and an example sentence.
Is Marathi animal vocabulary the same as Hindi?
Partly. Words like गाय and घोडा carry over; कुत्रा and हत्ती are sound-shifted; मांजर (cat), ससा (rabbit) and म्हैस (buffalo) are different words you must learn fresh.