Burmese Animal Names
There's certainly no shortage of animals in the world, but if you're going to want to talk about them in Burmese, then you'll need to learn the Burmese words for each animal.
While this page doesn't contain every animal translation (that would be so awesome, though!) we have compiled 14 different animal names in Burmese and English. Hopefully this is enough to get you started and if you want, come by again later to see what else you can learn because we try to update the lists when we are able.
Animal Words in Burmese:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of animal names from English to Burmese.
Burmese Animal Names
Daung ➔ Peacock
Kway ➔ Dog
Kyaung ➔ Cat
Kyarr ➔ Tiger
Kyawall ➔ Buffalo
Late ➔ Tortoise
Late pyar ➔ Butterfly
Mway ➔ Snake
Pinku ➔ Spider
Sain ➔ Elephant
Thoo ➔ Sheep
Wat ➔ Pig
Yay ba way ➔ Octopus
Yone ➔ Rabbit
*List of Burmese animal names first posted: February 26, 2025.
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