Vocabulary

Marathi Animal Names (प्राणी आणि पक्षी)

40 Marathi animal names — pets, farm animals, wildlife and birds — with Hindi meanings, pronunciation and example sentences.

40 words · Unit 14

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

कुत्रा
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कुत्रा
kutrā
कुत्ताdog
कुत्रा भुंकतो.The dog barks.
मांजर
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मांजर
mānjar
बिल्लीcat
मांजर दूध पिते.The cat drinks milk.
गाय
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गाय
gāy
गायcow
गाय दूध देते.The cow gives milk.
म्हैस
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म्हैस
mhais
भैंसbuffalo
म्हैस शेतात चरते.The buffalo grazes in the field.
घोडा
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घोडा
ghoḍā
घोड़ाhorse
घोडा वेगाने धावतो.The horse runs fast.
हत्ती
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हत्ती
hattī
हाथीelephant
हत्ती मोठा प्राणी आहे.The elephant is a big animal.
वाघ
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वाघ
vāgh
बाघtiger
वाघ जंगलात राहतो.The tiger lives in the forest.
सिंह
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सिंह
sinh
शेरlion
सिंह जंगलाचा राजा.The lion is the king of the jungle.
माकड
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माकड
mākaḍ
बंदरmonkey
माकड झाडावर चढतं.The monkey climbs the tree.
ससा
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ससा
sasā
खरगोशrabbit
ससा गाजर खातो.The rabbit eats carrots.
उंदीर
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उंदीर
undīr
चूहाmouse / rat
उंदीर बिळात राहतो.The mouse lives in a hole.
पक्षी
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पक्षी
pakṣī
पक्षीbird
पक्षी आकाशात उडतात.Birds fly in the sky.
मासा
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मासा
māsā
मछलीfish
मासा पाण्यात पोहतो.The fish swims in water.
साप
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साप
sāp
साँपsnake
सापापासून दूर राहा.Stay away from snakes.
बकरी
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बकरी
bakrī
बकरीgoat
बकरी गवत खाते.The goat eats grass.
कोंबडी
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कोंबडी
kombḍī
मुर्गीhen / chicken
कोंबडी अंडी देते.The hen lays eggs.
मोर
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मोर
mor
मोरpeacock
मोर राष्ट्रीय पक्षी आहे.The peacock is the national bird.
हरण
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हरण
haraṇ
हिरणdeer
हरण वेगाने पळतं.The deer runs fast.
अस्वल
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अस्वल
asval
भालूbear
अस्वल मध खातं.The bear eats honey.
मधमाशी
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मधमाशी
madhamāśī
मधुमक्खीhoneybee
मधमाशी मध बनवते.The bee makes honey.
पोपट
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पोपट
popaṭ
तोताparrot
पोपट हिरवा असतो.Parrots are green.
कावळा
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कावळा
kāvḷā
कौआcrow
कावळा कावकाव करतो.The crow caws.
चिमणी
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चिमणी
chimaṇī
गौरैयाsparrow
चिमणी धान्य टिपते.The sparrow pecks grain.
गरुड
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गरुड
garuḍ
गरुड़eagle
गरुड उंच उडतो.The eagle flies high.
बदक
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बदक
badak
बत्तखduck
बदक पाण्यात पोहते.The duck swims in water.
कोल्हा
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कोल्हा
kolhā
लोमड़ीfox
कोल्हा हुशार असतो.The fox is clever.
लांडगा
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लांडगा
lāṇḍgā
भेड़ियाwolf
लांडगे टोळीने फिरतात.Wolves roam in packs.
हरीण
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हरीण
harīṇ
बारहसिंगाstag / antelope
हरीण गवत खातं.The stag eats grass.
डुक्कर
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डुक्कर
ḍukkar
सूअरpig
डुक्कर चिखलात लोळतं.The pig wallows in mud.
मेंढी
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मेंढी
menḍhī
भेड़sheep
मेंढीचं लोकर मऊ असतं.Sheep wool is soft.
घोडी
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घोडी
ghoḍī
घोड़ीmare (female horse)
घोडी वेगाने धावते.The mare runs fast.
उंट
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उंट
uṇṭ
ऊँटcamel
उंट वाळवंटात चालतो.The camel walks in the desert.
मगर
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मगर
magar
मगरमच्छcrocodile
मगर नदीत राहतो.Crocodiles live in rivers.
बेडूक
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बेडूक
beḍūk
मेंढकfrog
पावसात बेडूक ओरडतात.Frogs croak in the rain.
पाल
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पाल
pāl
छिपकलीlizard
पाल भिंतीवर चढते.The lizard climbs the wall.
मुंगी
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मुंगी
muṅgī
चींटीant
मुंग्या रांगेत चालतात.Ants walk in a line.
फुलपाखरू
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फुलपाखरू
phulpākharū
तितलीbutterfly
फुलपाखरू फुलावर बसतं.The butterfly sits on flowers.
माशी
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माशी
māśī
मक्खीfly (insect)
जेवण झाकून ठेव, माशा येतील.Cover food, flies will come.
डास
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डास
ḍās
मच्छरmosquito
डास चावतात, मच्छरदाणी लाव.Mosquitoes bite, use a net.
कोळी
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कोळी
koḷī
मकड़ीspider
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?
  1. मांजर
  2. कुत्रा
  3. गाय
  4. म्हैस

Answer: B. कुत्रा — कुत्रा (kutrā) — a softened cousin of Hindi कुत्ता.

2. What does वाघ mean?
  1. Lion
  2. Elephant
  3. Tiger
  4. Wolf

Answer: C. Tiger — वाघ (vāgh) = tiger. Lion is सिंह.

3. फुलपाखरू means…
  1. Honeybee
  2. Butterfly
  3. Sparrow
  4. Mosquito

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.

Practice this vocabulary in Bol Marathi →

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.