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Bengali Animal Names

This page will teach you to say 27 animal words in Bengali. Some of these animals include octopus, monkey, cat, elephant, giraffe, etc. There's also a few general animal-related translations too that might interest you like animals, zoo, and veterinarian. Scroll down to learn all the translations or use the quick links to jump to whichever list most interests you.

While this page is currently rather small, we are working to increase the number of translated animals, so if this topic interests you, consider bookmarking the page and returning at a later date. Hopefully we will have even more to teach you by then!

Animal Words in Bengali:

Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of animal names from English to Bengali.


General Bengali Animal Words

Some general animal words that aren't actually animals, so they get their own list.

Prāṇī ➔ Animals

Ciṛiẏākhānā ➔ Zoo

Paśucikiṯsaka ➔ Veterinarian


Bengali Animal Names A-Z

Several translated Bengali animals, listed from A to Z (or at least A to U for the moment!)

Akṭōpāsa ➔ Octopus

Bāgha ➔ Tiger

Bānara ➔ Monkey

Bhāluka ➔ Bear

Bhēṛā ➔ Sheep

Biṛāla ➔ Cat

Ganḍāra ➔ Rhinoceros

Garu ➔ Cow

Ghōṛā ➔ Horse

Hāti ➔ Elephant

Jēbrā ➔ Zebra

Jirāpha ➔ Giraffe

Kacchapa ➔ Turtle

Kukura ➔ Dog

Kyāṅgāru ➔ Kangaroo

Mācha ➔ Fish

Mēru bhāluka ➔ Polar bear

Muragi ➔ Chicken

Nēkaṛē ➔ Wolf

Pānḍā ➔ Panda

Pēṅgu'ina ➔ Penguin

Sinha ➔ Lion

Śūkara ➔ Pig

Uṭa ➔ Camel


This list of Bengali animal words was first posted on March 24, 2025.



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The Fine Print

I don't speak Bengali myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding. Best of luck on your Bengali language learning journey!



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