Its animal time

Namaskaragalu,

After a few weeks on generic kannada words, and a few references to in-animate objects, lets move along to referring some animals in kannada.
Now using these words on species “Home-sapiens” may result in un-wanted reactions, kindly refrain from using them in the human context

The popular ones first.

Naayi : Dog : Usage :- Idhu yava jaathi naayi? Meaning :- Which breed of dog is this?
Bekku : Cat : Usage :- Bekku meow meow annatthey Meaning :- A cat says meow
Kothi : Monkey : Usage :- Dodda aaladha maradha hathira thumba kothigalu idhey :- There are a lot of monkeys around the Big Banyan tree. (A neat picnic spot)
Simha : Lion : Usage :- Kaadinalli simha idheyaa ? Are there any lions in this forest? (Use this sentence if you are in a wildlife sanctuary)
Huli : Tiger : Usage :- Kaadinalli huli idheyaa ? Are there any tigers in this forest? (same context as above)
Hakki : Bird : Usage :- hakki haartha idhe ? The bird is flying……

Last byte’s
Along with a few animal names in kannada you would have grasped a few other words, let me round them off for you.

Idhu : This
Yava : Which
jaathi : breed
annatthey : say
Dodda : big
aaladha : banyan
mara : tree
hathira : close
thumba : many
idhey : are there, can also be used to point and show as “this”
Kaadu : forest
haartha : flying


Inthi,
Manuswath