Animals

34 phrases · Konkani with romanization, English and audio

  1. सुणें

    suṇeṃ

    Dog

    Usage

    Word for a dog; कुत्रो is a common synonym

    Grammar Note

    First dictionary headword; कुत्रो is a listed synonym.

  2. माजर

    mājar

    Cat

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword; also seen in the Konkani Wikipedia (a play titled with "dogs and cats").

  3. सवणें

    savaṇeṃ

    Bird

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Confirmed in the dictionary and Wikipedia; पक्षी is a synonym.

  4. नुस्तें

    nusteṃ

    Fish

    Usage

    Word for fish; fish is the heart of Goan meals

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword (synonym मासळी). Fish is central to Goan meals.

  5. घोडो

    ghoḍo

    Horse

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword. A masculine noun.

  6. गाय

    gāy

    Cow

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword.

  7. बैल

    bail

    Bull / Ox

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword (synonym पाडो).

  8. म्हस

    mhas

    Buffalo

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary defines it as the female buffalo (synonym रेडी); the male is रेडो.

  9. दुकर

    dukar

    Pig

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword. Pork is दुकराचें मास.

  10. कोंबी

    koṃbī

    Chicken

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary defines it as the hen (synonyms कुकड, कोंबडी); the rooster is कोंबो.

  11. बदक

    badak

    Duck

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword; the Konkani Wikipedia has an article on it.

  12. बोकडो

    bokaḍo

    Goat

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword (the male goat; the female is बोकडी).

  13. मेंढरो

    meṃḍharo

    Sheep

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Confirmed in the dictionary and a dictionary site.

  14. हत्ती

    hattī

    Elephant

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword (also spelt हती).

  15. माकड

    mākaḍ

    Monkey

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword.

  16. वाग

    vāg

    Tiger

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Confirmed in the dictionary and in Wikipedia species names such as "Bengal tiger".

  17. सोरोप

    sorop

    Snake

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword; used in Goan snake descriptions.

  18. नाग

    nāg

    Cobra

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword (the hooded venomous snake).

  19. सुसर

    susar

    Crocodile

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword.

  20. कांसव

    kāṃsav

    Turtle

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword (synonym कांसय).

  21. बेबो

    bebo

    Frog

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary lists it for the male frog; it also appears in animal descriptions in the Wikipedia.

  22. पाल

    pāl

    House gecko

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword; the Wikipedia lists it with dogs, cats, snakes and cockroaches.

  23. हुंदीर

    huṃdīr

    Rat / Mouse

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Confirmed in a dictionary site and the Wikipedia (Ganesha's mount).

  24. वागूळ

    vāgūḷ

    Bat

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword.

  25. जळार

    jaḷār

    Mosquito

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Confirmed in the dictionary and a dictionary site; the Wikipedia uses it for malaria mosquitoes.

  26. जल्लो

    jallo

    Cockroach

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword.

  27. हुमलो

    humalo

    Ant

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword (synonym दोमळो); the example is about a line of ants.

  28. म्होंवामूस

    mhoṃvāmūs

    Bee

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword. Literally "honey fly".

  29. मावली

    māvalī

    Spider

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword (the synonym कोळी also means a fisherman, so it is avoided).

  30. फुलपाखो

    phulapākho

    Butterfly

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword.

  31. मूस

    mūs

    Fly

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary defines it as a small flying insect; a dictionary site gives it for "fly".

  32. मोर

    mor

    Peacock

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword.

  33. गाढव

    gāḍhav

    Donkey

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword.

  34. चानी

    cānī

    Squirrel

    Usage

    Name of an animal

    Grammar Note

    Dictionary headword; the Wikipedia lists it among tree-dwelling animals.

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