Turkish/Animals

This article is a large list of animal names in Turkish. The colon (:) is used to indicate long vowels in this list, as in Fa:re, which is pronounced /faːɾɛ/. Any other alterations are also shown in parantheses.

Mammals (Memeliler)


English Name	Turkish Name
Human	İnsan
Dog	Köpek
Cat	Kedi
Cow	İnek
Goat	Keçi
Sheep	Koyun
Pig	Domuz
Horse	At
Donkey	Eşek (Colloquially: Eşşek)
Mule	Katır
Hog	Yaban Domuzu
Bear	Ayı
Wolf	Kurt (Kurdu)
Lion	Aslan
Tiger	Kaplan
Skunk	Kokarca
Weasel	Gelincik
Fox	Tilki
Elephant	Fil
Giraffe	Zürafa (Züra:fa:)
Deer	Geyik
Monkey	Maymun
Hippopotamus	Su Aygırı
Seal	Fok
Walrus	Mors
Dolphin	Yunus
Whale	Balina
Bat	Yarasa
Mouse	Fare (Fa:re)
Rat	Sıçan
Hedgehog	Kirpi
Mole	Köstebek
Rabbit	Tavşan
Platypus	Ornitorenk (Ornitorengi)
Squirrel	Sincap (Sincabı)
Beaver	Kunduz

Birds (Kuşlar)


English Name	Turkish Name
Chicken	Tavuk
Turkey	Hindi
Duck	Ördek
Goose	Kaz
Swan	Kuğu
Parrot	Papağan
Pigeon	Güvercin
Dove	Kumru
Gull	Martı
Crow	Karga
Owl	Baykuş
Canary	Kanarya
Sparrow	Serçe
Ostrich	Devekuşu
Hawk	Şahin (Şa:hin)
Vulture	Akbaba
Pheasant	Sülün
Quail	Bıldırcın
Partridge	Keklik

Fish (Balıklar)


English Name	Turkish Name
Fish	Balık
Shark	Köpek balığı
Trout	Alabalık
Bluefish	Lüfer

Reptiles and Amphibians (Sürüngenler ve Amfibiler)


English Name	Turkish Name
Turtle	Kaplumbağa
Lizard	Kertenkele
Snake	Yılan
Crocodile	Timsah
Frog	Kurbağa

Insects (Böcekler)

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Basics	Introduction About this book Computing in Turkish Contributions to this Wikibook Geography of Turkey and the TRNC
Pronunciation and Alphabet	A-I İ-R S-Z Vowel Classifications and Harmony Consonant Classifications and Harmony
Ways of enhancing your Turkish	Turkish Satellite Television Turkish Music Turkish Movies Turkish on the internet Turkish newspapers & magazines
Lessons	Greetings I am... Asking Questions Are you busy today? Asking for directions Services
Vocabulary	List of Phrases List of Verbs List of Words Countries Numbers Animals Loanwords Compound Verbs
Grammar	Nouns	Nominal Sentences Plural Noun Constructions
		Pronouns	Personal Pronouns and Pronoun Dropping Demonstrative Pronouns Pronouns of Place and Manner Question Words kendi birbiri-
		Cases	Accusative Dative Locative Ablative
		Postpositions	To be filled
	Derivation	Deriving Verbs Deriving Nouns
	Verbs	Simple Tenses	Present Tense Seen Past Tense Reported Past Tense Future Tense Aorist
		Moods	Imperative and Optitative Necessative Conditional
		Vоices	Passive Voice Causative Voice Reciprocal and Reflexive Voices
		Auxiliary Verbs	imek Free Auxiliaries Bound Auxiliaries
		Compound Tenses	Imperfective Past Evidential Copula Conditional Copula
	Subordinate Clauses	Infinitive Converbs Relative Clauses Reported Speech
	Sentences	Word Order Conjunctions

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