Animals name in Kannada with pictures

Animals in Kannada: word list with pictures

60 words · tap 🔊 to hear each one in Kannada.

Picture	English	Kannada	Say it	Listen
	Cow	ಹಸು	hasu	🔊
	Bull	ಎತ್ತು	ettu	🔊
	Buffalo	ಎಮ್ಮೆ	emme	🔊
	Goat	ಮೇಕೆ	meeke	🔊
	Sheep	ಕುರಿ	kuri	🔊
	Horse	ಕುದುರೆ	kudure	🔊
	Donkey	ಕತ್ತೆ	katte	🔊
	Camel	ಒಂಟೆ	onte	🔊
	Pig	ಹಂದಿ	handi	🔊
	Yak	ಯಾಕ್	yaak	🔊
	Dog	ನಾಯಿ	naayi	🔊
	Cat	ಬೆಕ್ಕು	bekku	🔊
	Rabbit	ಮೊಲ	mola	🔊
	Hamster	ಹ್ಯಾಮ್ಸ್ಟರ್	hyaamstar	🔊
	Mouse	ಇಲಿ	ili	🔊
	Elephant	ಆನೆ	aane	🔊
	Lion	ಸಿಂಹ	simha	🔊
	Tiger	ಹುಲಿ	huli	🔊
	Leopard	ಚಿರತೆ	chirate	🔊
	Bear	ಕರಡಿ	karadi	🔊
	Monkey	ಕೋತಿ	kooti	🔊
	Gorilla	ಗೊರಿಲ್ಲಾ	gorillaa	🔊
	Orangutan	ಒರಾಂಗುಟಾನ್	oraangutaan	🔊
	Deer	ಜಿಂಕೆ	jinke	🔊
	Zebra	ಜೀಬ್ರಾ	jiibraa	🔊
	Giraffe	ಜಿರಾಫೆ	jiraafe	🔊
	Hippo	ನೀರಾನೆ	niiraane	🔊
	Rhino	ಘೇಂಡಾಮೃಗ	gheendaamruga	🔊
	Fox	ನರಿ	nari	🔊
	Wolf	ತೋಳ	toola	🔊
	Jackal	ಗುಳ್ಳೆನರಿ	gullenari	🔊
	Squirrel	ಅಳಿಲು	alilu	🔊
	Mongoose	ಮುಂಗುಸಿ	mungusi	🔊
	Porcupine	ಮುಳ್ಳುಹಂದಿ	mulluhandi	🔊
	Hedgehog	ಹೆಡ್ಜ್‌ಹಾಗ್	hedjhaag	🔊
	Kangaroo	ಕಾಂಗರೂ	kaangaruu	🔊
	Koala	ಕೋಆಲಾ	koaalaa	🔊
	Panda	ಪಾಂಡಾ	paandaa	🔊
	Polar Bear	ಹಿಮಕರಡಿ	himakaradi	🔊
	Sloth	ಸ್ಲಾತ್	slaat	🔊
	Bat	ಬಾವಲಿ	baavali	🔊
	Wild Boar	ಕಾಡುಹಂದಿ	kaaduhandi	🔊
	Indian Bison	ಕಾಟಿ	kaati	🔊
	Rat	ಹೆಗ್ಗಣ	hegganna	🔊
	Fish	ಮೀನು	miinu	🔊
	Goldfish	ಬಂಗಾರದ ಮೀನು	bangaarada miinu	🔊
	Frog	ಕಪ್ಪೆ	kappe	🔊
	Whale	ತಿಮಿಂಗಿಲ	timingila	🔊
	Dolphin	ಡಾಲ್ಫಿನ್	daalphin	🔊
	Shark	ಶಾರ್ಕ್	shaark	🔊
	Octopus	ಅಷ್ಟಪದಿ	ashtapadi	🔊
	Crab	ಏಡಿ	eedi	🔊
	Prawn	ಸೀಗಡಿ	siigadi	🔊
	Squid	ಸ್ಕ್ವಿಡ್	skvid	🔊
	Seal	ಸೀಲ್	siil	🔊
	Jellyfish	ಜೆಲ್ಲಿಮೀನು	jellimiinu	🔊
	Pufferfish	ಪಫರ್ ಮೀನು	phapar miinu	🔊
	Otter	ನೀರುನಾಯಿ	niirunaayi	🔊
	Starfish	ನಕ್ಷತ್ರ ಮೀನು	nakshatra miinu	🔊
	Seahorse	ಕಡಲ ಕುದುರೆ	kadala kudure	🔊

Children love animals, which makes animal names in Kannada a perfect first set of words. This page has 60 animals, each with a bright picture. Tap one to hear its name in Kannada and English, such as ಆನೆ (aane, elephant) or ಬೆಕ್ಕು (bekku, cat). When your child knows a few, play Find it: Golu says "Where is the ಹುಲಿ?" and your child taps the tiger. Memory mode turns the cards over for a matching game.

Which animals are in the game

The word list above shows every picture with its English name, Kannada word and a pronunciation guide. The animals fall into groups your child can sort:

• Farm and domestic animals: ಹಸು (cow), ಎತ್ತು (bull), ಎಮ್ಮೆ (buffalo), ಮೇಕೆ (goat), ಕುರಿ (sheep), ಕುದುರೆ (horse) and ಕತ್ತೆ (donkey).
• Pets: ನಾಯಿ (dog), ಬೆಕ್ಕು (cat), ಮೊಲ (rabbit) and a hamster.
• Wild animals: ಸಿಂಹ (lion), ಹುಲಿ (tiger), ಚಿರತೆ (leopard), ಕರಡಿ (bear), ಕೋತಿ (monkey), ಜಿಂಕೆ (deer), ನರಿ (fox) and many more.
• Water animals: ಮೀನು (fish), ಕಪ್ಪೆ (frog), ಏಡಿ (crab), ಸೀಗಡಿ (prawn), ತಿಮಿಂಗಿಲ (whale) and ಕಡಲ ಕುದುರೆ (seahorse, literally "sea horse").

Some animals, such as the zebra (ಜೀಬ್ರಾ), seal (ಸೀಲ್) and kangaroo (ಕಾಂಗರೂ), are not native to India, so Kannada simply borrows the English name. Children find it funny that some words sound the same in both languages.

Fun patterns in Kannada animal names

Kannada often builds animal names from smaller words, which helps children remember them:

Ask your child, "A water elephant? What could that be?" and watch them guess the hippo.

Animals of Karnataka

Karnataka is home to one of the largest wild elephant populations in India, and forests such as Bandipur and Nagarhole shelter tigers, leopards, deer and bison (ಕಾಟಿ). At Mysuru Dasara, a decorated elephant carries the golden howdah through the city, and children wave and shout ಆನೆ! In villages, the bull (ಎತ್ತು) is honoured at Sankranti, when cattle are washed, decorated and sometimes walked over a fire of hay. The coast brings fish, crabs and prawns, which Kannada-speaking families in Mangaluru and Udupi see at every market.

How to teach animal names at home

1. Start with what your child sees. Dogs, cats, cows, crows and squirrels (ಅಳಿಲು) are everywhere in Bengaluru and small towns alike.
2. Add the sound. Say the name and make the sound: "ಬೆಕ್ಕು says meow!"
3. Sort the cards. Ask which animals live in the forest (ಕಾಡು), which live at home and which live in water.
4. Act it out. Walk like an ಆನೆ, hop like a ಮೊಲ, swing like a ಕೋತಿ.
5. Tell a story. Kannada animal stories, like the clever fox or the thirsty crow, reuse the same names again and again.

For 2-3 year olds, choose ten familiar animals. For 4-6 year olds, try the whole set, and ask them to name each animal before tapping.

Keeping it calm and kind

If your child taps the wrong animal, the game names what they tapped and gently shows the right one. There is never a buzzer or a "wrong". Praise effort: "You looked carefully!" If your child has a speech delay or is autistic, Listen mode lets them hear each word as often as they like, with no pressure to speak. Calm sound and calm motion are in Settings. If you have concerns about speech, talk to your paediatrician.

ಪೋಷಕರಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ

ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಹೆಸರುಗಳು ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಇಷ್ಟ. ಹಸು, ನಾಯಿ, ಬೆಕ್ಕು, ಕೋತಿ ಮುಂತಾದ ಮನೆಯ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಕಾಣುವ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳಿಂದ ಶುರು ಮಾಡಿ. ಪ್ರಾಣಿಯನ್ನು ನೋಡಿದಾಗ ಅದರ ಹೆಸರನ್ನು ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿ, ಅದರ ಧ್ವನಿಯನ್ನೂ ಮಾಡಿ ತೋರಿಸಿ.

ಆನೆಯಂತೆ ನಡೆಯುವುದು, ಮೊಲದಂತೆ ಜಿಗಿಯುವುದು ಮುಂತಾದ ಆಟಗಳು ಕಲಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಮೋಜಿನದಾಗಿಸುತ್ತವೆ. ಕಾಡು ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳು, ಸಾಕು ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳು, ನೀರಿನ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳು ಎಂದು ಗುಂಪು ಮಾಡುವ ಆಟವನ್ನೂ ಆಡಿ.

ಮೈಸೂರು ದಸರಾದ ಆನೆಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ, ಬಂಡೀಪುರದ ಹುಲಿಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕಥೆ ಹೇಳಿ. ಮಗು ತನ್ನದೇ ನಾಡಿನ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹೆಮ್ಮೆ ಪಡುತ್ತದೆ.

For families abroad and bilingual homes

For a child growing up in the US, UK, Australia or the Gulf, animals are an easy bridge between languages. Zoo trips, farm visits and picture books all become Kannada practice. Say the Kannada name first and the English one after, just as the game does. For more English animal words, try animals name for kids, wild animals, domestic animals and water animals. Then move on to fruits name in Kannada or back to the Kannada hub.

How to use this page at home

Say it, then find it

Play for a few minutes, then look for the same thing away from the screen: kannada words on the shelf, in the kitchen, on the way to school. A child learns a word properly when they meet it twice, once on the screen and once in their hand.

Ten minutes is enough

Short and happy beats long and tired. Stop while your child still wants more, and come back tomorrow: the same page on five short days teaches far more than one long sitting. Nothing here is scored, so there is no reason to push.

Use both languages

Tap the language button at the top to hear the words in your home language first and the second language after. Hearing the same picture named in two languages is one of the few things research agrees builds attention as well as vocabulary.