Odia/Animals

A general feature in Odia is the adding of 2 prefixes to names of animals to signify their biological sex - ଅଣ୍ଡିରା (Anḍira) is used for male counterparts, while ମାଈ (Māi) is used for the female counterparts. Another popular way is to add a suffix -ଣୀ (-ṇi) after the names of general animal names to signify their female counterparts. Here, the biologically male counterparts are understood to have the same name as that of the animal itself. A succint list of wild and domestic animals is given below in both English and Odia : camelଓଟoṭaotterଓଧodhapantherକଲରାପତ୍ରିଆ/ପିତଡ଼ାପତ୍ରିଆ kalarāpatriā/pitaṛāpatriāmusk deerକସ୍ତୁରୀ ମୃଗkasturi mrugawild catକଟାସkatāsadogକୁକୁରkukurabitchକୁକୁରୀkukuriantelopeକୃଷ୍ଣସାରkrusnasāra foxକୋକିଶିଆଳkokisiāḷavixenକୋକିଶିଆଳୀkokisiaḷi muleଖଚରkhacharaassଗଧgadhabison,wild buffaloଗୟଳgayaḷarhinocerosଗଣ୍ଡାganḍacowଗାଈgāi squirrelଗୁଣ୍ଡୁଚି ମୂଷାgunḍuchi musā wolfଗଧିଆgadhiā hogଘୁଷୁରିghusurisowମାଈ ଘୁଷୁରି / ଘୁଷୁରୁଣୀ māi ghusuri/ ghusuruṇihorse, stallionଘୋଡା / ଘୁଡ଼ା ghoṛa / ghuṛa mareଘୋଡଣୀ/ଘୋଡ଼ୀ ଘୁଡ଼ଣୀ/ଘୁଡ଼ୀ ghoṛaṇi / ghoṛi ghuṛaṇi / ghuṛileopardଚିତା ବାଘchitā baghaspotted deerଚିତା ମୃଗchitā mrugamoleଚୁଚୁନ୍ଦ୍ରାchuchundrā mouseଚୁଟିଆ ମୂଷାchuṭiā musā heiferଛଡ଼ା / ଛୁଡ଼ା chhaṛā / chhuṛa goatଛେଳିchheḷihedgehog, porcupineଝିଙ୍କjhinkahare,rabbitଠେକୁଆṭhekuā ponyତଟୁ ଘୋଡ଼ାtaṭu ghoṛa / ṭatu ghuṛa dry cowଅଣ ଦୁହାଁଳିଆ ଗାଈ / ଦୁଧ ନ ଦିଆ ଗାଈ/ ଦୁଧ ଦେଉ ନଥିବା ଗାଈaṇa duhãḷiā gāi / dudha na diā gāi / dudha deu nathibā gāi milch cowଦୁହାଁଳିଆ ଗାଈduhãḷia gāituskerଦନ୍ତା ହାତୀdantā hātimangooseନେଉଳneuḷabullockବଳଦbaḷadareindeerବଳଗା ହରିଣ baḷagā hariṇaboarବରାହ / ବାରା barāha / bārāratବଡ଼ ମୂଷାbaṛa musā muskratଗନ୍ଧ ମୂଷାgandha musā wild dogବଳିଆ କୁକୁରbaḷiā kukuramonkeyମାଙ୍କଡ଼mānkaṛa black-faced monkeyହନୁ ମାଙ୍କଡ଼hanu mānkaṛared-faced monkeyପାତି ମାଙ୍କଡ଼pāti mānkaṛawild catବଣଭୂଆbaṇabhuā orang-outangବଣ ମଣିଷbaṇa maṇisatigerବାଘbāghatigressବାଘୁଣୀbāghuṇijackalବିଲୁଆbiluā bearଭାଲୁbhālutom catଭୁଆବିରାଡ଼ି bhuābirāṛisheepମେଣ୍ଢାmenḍhāeweମେଣ୍ଡୁଣୀ / ମେଣ୍ଢୀmendhuṇi, mendhibuffaloମଇଁଷିmãisiRoyal  Tigerମହାବଳ ବାଘmahābaḷa bāghaman-eater tigerମଣିଷଖିଆ ବାଘmaṇisakhiā bāghadeer, stagମୃଗ, ହରିଣmruga, hariṇafemale deer ,female stagମୃଗୀ, ହରିଣୀmrugi, hariṇihoundଶିକାରୀ କୁକୁରsikāri kukuraelkସମ୍ୱରsambaralionସିଂହsinhalionessସିଂହଣୀ / ସିଂହୀsinhaṇi/sinhi sea cowଦଧି ଗାଈ / ସମୁଦ୍ର ଗାଈdadhi gāi/ samudra gāisea horseଦଧି ଘୋଟକ/ସମୁଦ୍ରଘୋଟକdadhi ghoṭaka / samudra ghoṭakacivet catଶାଳିଆପତନିshāḷiāpatanibullଷଣ୍ଢsanḍhaelephantହାତୀhātihyenaହେଟା ବାଘheṭa bāghaCatବିଲେଇ / ବିରାଡ଼ି bilei / biraṛi