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Animals
There are many animals and fruits described in these folktales. Many times it is
difficult to translate them in Hindi language so their original word has
been given in footnotes of the story. Still a list of all the names of
animals mentioned in the folktales with their Hindi words used in their
translations are given here for reference.
| Words
Used in Folktales |
Translated as in Hindi |
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Alligator, Crocodile |
Mmagar |
| Baboon |
babaUna |
| Weaver Bird |
bayaa |
| Bear |
BaalaU |
| Bull |
baOla |
| Chameleon, Lizard |
igarigaT |
| Chicken, Cock, Rooster |
maugaa- |
| Chipmunk1 |
icapmaMk |
| Cock, Chicken, Rooster |
maugaa- |
| Cougar2 |
kUgar |
| Crab |
kokD,a |
| Crane |
saarsa |
| Cricket, Spider |
makD,a |
| Crocodile, Alligator |
magar |
| Dog |
ku<aa |
| Duck |
batK |
| Eagle, Hawk |
caIla |
| Falcon |
fa#ta |
| Fox |
laaomaD,a |
| Gemsbok |
baD,a ihrna |
| Gertrude3 |
kalaa
kzfaoD,vaa |
| Goat |
bakra¸ bakrI |
| Grasshopper, Mantis,
Praying Mantis4 |
iTD\Da |
| Hare5 |
baD,a KrgaaoSa |
| Hawk |
baaja,¸ caIla |
| Hedgehog, Porcupine |
hOjahaoga¸
saahI |
| Hippopotamus |
ihPpaopaoTomasa¸
ihPpao |
| Hyena |
h[-naa |
| Jaguar, Leopard, Tiger |
caIta |
| Kaross - a simple garment or rug of
skins used especially by native tribesmen of southern Africa |
Saala |
| Lamb |
maomanaa |
| Leguan - a large lizard kind of
animal found in South Africa |
baD,a igarigaT |
| Leopard, Jaguar, Tiger |
caIta |
| Lion |
Saor |
| Lizard, Chameleon |
igarigaT |
| Mantis, Praying Mantis,
Grasshopper |
iTD\Da |
| Mink |
imaMk |
| Mole |
baD,I igalahrI |
| Monkey |
bandr |
| Mosquito |
macCr |
| Muskrat |
masak`OT |
| Ostrich |
Sauturmauga- |
| Panther |
toMduAa |
| Partridge |
tItr |
| Pigeon |
kbaUtr |
| Porcupine, Hedgehog |
saahI |
| Praying Mantis, Mantis,
Grasshopper |
iTD\Da |
| Rabbit |
KrgaaoSa |
| Raven |
rOvana |
| Rooster, Chicken, Cock |
maugaa- |
| Scorpion |
ibacCU |
| Sheep |
BaoD, |
| Skunk |
skMk |
| Snail |
GaaoMGaa |
| Spider, Cricket |
makD,a |
| Springbok |
ihrna |
| Squirrel |
igalahrI |
| Stag |
baarhisaMGaa |
| Tiger, Jaguar, Leopard |
caIta |
| Tortoise |
kCuAa |
| Viscocha |
ivaskaocaa – ek
caUho jaOsaa jaanavar |
| Water Rat |
panaI ka caUha |
| Wolf |
BaoiD,yaa |
| Woodpecker |
kzfaoD,vaa |
| Worm |
kID,a |
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| Banana |
kolaa |
| Fig |
AMjaIr |
| Milk Bush5 |
dUQa ko poD, |
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| Pawpaw |
ppIta |
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| Plum |
AaD,U |
| Spinach |
palak |
| Watermelon |
trbaUja, |
| Woodpecker |
kzfaoD,vaa |
1 - Chipmunk - Chipmunk is a type of squirrel with stripes mostly found in
North America.
2 - Cougar - The cougar, also known as the mountain lion, puma, panther,
painter, mountain cat, or catamount, is a large cat
3- Gertrude - Black woodpecker normally found in Norway
4 - Grasshopper - is of dull color but can change its color, while Praying
Mantis is of mostly of bright green color. Although both look quite different
but in Hindi both are called Tiddaa
5 - Hare vs Rabbit - Hare is much bigger than Rabbit, with longer ears and
black markings on their fur. Hare is not domesticated.
6 - Milk Bush – a kind of short tree
used for hedges and as a food for animals.
7 - Muskrat -= is a kind of big rabbit type animal native to North America
8 - Skunk is a large squirrel type animal
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