Animal Names in Bengali

Animals always deliver as a nice topic of conversation to get some small talk going. Watching cat videos in Bengali is just one of many more reasons to learn all basic animal names in Bengali. For even more animals, take a look at our learning resources for Bengali at the end of the page.
20 Common Animal Names in Bengali
Animal Related Words in Bengali
Mammals in Bengali
Birds in Bengali
Insects in Bengali
Marine Animals in Bengali

20 Common Animal Names in Bengali


EnglishBengali  
dogকুকুর (kukura)
cowগরু (garu)
pigশূকর (śūkara)
catবিড়াল (biṛāla)
sheepভেড়া (bhēṛā)
horseঘোড়া (ghōṛā)
monkeyবানর (bānara)
bearভালুক (bhāluka)
fishমাছ (mācha)
lionসিংহ (sinha)
tigerবাঘ (bāgha)
elephantহাতি (hāti)
mouseইঁদুর (im̐dura)
pigeonকবুতর (kabutara)
snailশামুক (śāmuka)
spiderমাকড়সা (mākaṛasā)
frogব্যাঙ (byāṅa)
snakeসাপ (sāpa)
crocodileকুমির (kumira)
tortoiseকচ্ছপ (kacchapa)



Animal Related Words in Bengali


EnglishBengali  
animalপ্রাণী (prāṇī)
mammalস্তন্যপায়ী প্রাণী (stan'yapāẏī prāṇī)
birdপাখি (pākhi)
insectপোকা (pōkā)
reptileসরীসৃপ (sarīsr̥pa)
zooচিড়িয়াখানা (ciṛiẏākhānā)
vetপশুচিকিৎসক (paśucikiṯsaka)
farmখামার (khāmāra)
forestবন (bana)
riverনদী (nadī)
lakeহ্রদ (hrada)
desertমরুভূমি (marubhūmi)
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Mammals in Bengali


EnglishBengali  
pandaপান্ডা (pānḍā)
giraffeজিরাফ (jirāpha)
camelউট (uṭa)
wolfনেকড়ে (nēkaṛē)
zebraজেব্রা (jēbrā)
polar bearমেরু ভালুক (mēru bhāluka)
kangarooক্যাঙ্গারু (kyāṅgāru)
rhinoগণ্ডার (gaṇḍāra)
leopardচিতাবাঘ (citābāgha)
cheetahচিতা (citā)
donkeyগাধা (gādhā)
squirrelকাঠবিড়ালী (kāṭhabiṛālī)
batবাদুড় (bāduṛa)
foxশিয়াল (śiẏāla)
hedgehogকাঁটাচুয়া (kām̐ṭācuẏā)
otterভোঁদড় (bhōm̐daṛa)

Birds in Bengali


EnglishBengali  
duckহাঁস (hām̐sa)
chickenমুরগি (muragi)
gooseরাজহাঁস (rājahām̐sa)
owlপেঁচা (pēm̐cā)
swanরাজহাঁস (rājahām̐sa)
penguinপেঙ্গুইন (pēṅgu'ina)
ostrichউটপাখী (uṭapākhī)
ravenদাঁড়কাক (dām̐ṛakāka)
pelicanপেলিক্যান (pēlikyāna)
flamingoকানঠুটি (kānaṭhuṭi)

Insects in Bengali


EnglishBengali  
flyমাছি (māchi)
butterflyপ্রজাপতি (prajāpati)
beeমৌমাছি (maumāchi)
mosquitoমশা (maśā)
antপিঁপড়া (pim̐paṛā)
dragonflyফড়িং (phaṛiṁ)
grasshopperঘাসফড়িং (ghāsaphaṛiṁ)
caterpillarশুঁয়াপোকা (śum̐ẏāpōkā)
termiteউইপোকা (u'ipōkā)
ladybirdলেডিবার্ড (lēḍibārḍa)

Marine Animals in Bengali


EnglishBengali  
whaleতিমি (timi)
sharkহাঙর (hāṅara)
dolphinডলফিন (ḍalaphina)
sealসিল (sila)
jellyfishজেলিফিশ (jēliphiśa)
octopusঅক্টোপাস (akṭōpāsa)
turtleকচ্ছপ (kacchapa)
starfishতারামাছ (tārāmācha)
crabকাঁকড়া (kām̐kaṛā)


Animal Names in Bengali

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