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== Animals (Alphabetical Order) == | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!English Name | |||
!Indonesian Name | |||
|- | |||
|ant | |||
|semut | |||
|- | |||
|arowana | |||
|arwana | |||
|- | |||
|bear | |||
|beruang | |||
|- | |||
|bee | |||
|lebah | |||
|- | |||
|beetle | |||
|kumbang badak | |||
|- | |||
|bird | |||
|burung | |||
|- | |||
|bird of paradise | |||
|cenderawasih | |||
|- | |||
|boar | |||
|babi hutan | |||
|- | |||
|buffalo | |||
|kerbau | |||
|- | |||
|buffalo, midget | |||
|anoa | |||
|- | |||
|butterfly | |||
|kupu-kupu | |||
|- | |||
|camel | |||
|unta | |||
|- | |||
|cassowary | |||
|kasuari | |||
|- | |||
|cat | |||
|kucing | |||
|- | |||
|caterpillar | |||
|ulat | |||
|- | |||
|chicken | |||
|ayam | |||
|- | |||
|chimpanzee | |||
|simpanse | |||
|- | |||
|civet | |||
|musang | |||
|- | |||
|cockroach | |||
|kecoak | |||
|- | |||
|cocoon | |||
|kepompong | |||
|- | |||
|cow | |||
|sapi | |||
|- | |||
|cricket | |||
|jangkrik | |||
|- | |||
|crocodile | |||
|buaya | |||
|- | |||
|crow | |||
|gagak | |||
|- | |||
|deer | |||
|rusa | |||
|- | |||
|dog | |||
|anjing | |||
|- | |||
|dragon | |||
|naga | |||
|- | |||
|dragonfly | |||
|capung | |||
|- | |||
|dove | |||
|burung dara | |||
|- | |||
|duck | |||
|bebek | |||
|- | |||
|eagle | |||
|elang | |||
|- | |||
|elephant | |||
|gajah | |||
|- | |||
|fish | |||
|ikan | |||
|- | |||
|fly | |||
|lalat | |||
|- | |||
|fox | |||
|rubah | |||
|- | |||
|frog | |||
|katak | |||
|- | |||
|gecko | |||
|tokek | |||
|- | |||
|giraffe | |||
|zarafah | |||
|- | |||
|grasshopper | |||
|belalang | |||
|- | |||
|goat | |||
|kambing | |||
|- | |||
|gorilla | |||
|gorila | |||
|- | |||
|hippopotamus | |||
|kuda nil | |||
|- | |||
|horse | |||
|kuda | |||
|- | |||
|iguana | |||
|iguana | |||
|- | |||
|kangaroo | |||
|kangguru | |||
|- | |||
|koala | |||
|koala | |||
|- | |||
|komodo dragon | |||
|komodo | |||
|- | |||
|ladybird | |||
|kumbang | |||
|- | |||
|leech | |||
|lintah | |||
|- | |||
|lion | |||
|harimau | |||
|- | |||
|lizard | |||
|kadal | |||
|- | |||
|monkey | |||
|monyet | |||
|- | |||
|mosquito | |||
|nyamuk | |||
|- | |||
|mouse | |||
|tikus | |||
|- | |||
|orangutan | |||
|orangutan | |||
|- | |||
|owl | |||
|burung hantu | |||
|- | |||
|panda | |||
|panda | |||
|- | |||
|parrot | |||
|beo | |||
|- | |||
|peacock | |||
|burung merak | |||
|- | |||
|pig | |||
|babi | |||
|- | |||
|pigeon | |||
|burung merpati | |||
|- | |||
|rabbit | |||
|kelinci | |||
|- | |||
|seal | |||
|anjing laut | |||
|- | |||
|sea lion | |||
|singa laut | |||
|- | |||
|shark | |||
|ikan hiu | |||
|- | |||
|sheep | |||
|domba | |||
|- | |||
|shrimp | |||
|udang | |||
|- | |||
|snail | |||
|siput | |||
|- | |||
|snake | |||
|ular | |||
|- | |||
|squirrel | |||
|tupai | |||
|- | |||
|swan | |||
|angsa | |||
|- | |||
|tiger | |||
|harimau | |||
|- | |||
|wallaby | |||
|walabi | |||
|- | |||
|whale | |||
|paus | |||
|- | |||
|wolf | |||
|serigala | |||
|- | |||
|worm | |||
|cacing | |||
|- | |||
|zebra | |||
|zebra | |||
|} | |||
== Animals Endemic to Indonesia == | |||
There are various animals which are native to Indonesia. Even some of them only live in Indonesia. Below is a list of endemic animals of Indonesia: | |||
* Bird of Paradise | |||
* Cassowary | |||
* Javan rhinoceros | |||
* Komodo dragon | |||
* Orangutan | |||
* Peacock | |||
* Sumatran elephant | |||
* Sumatran tiger | |||
* Tapir | |||
== Curse Words == | |||
In Indonesian, many animals are used as curse words. This case is similar to the English ''bitch'' which literally means a female dog. Some of the animals that are used to curse are: | |||
* '''anjing''' - dog | |||
* '''babi''' - pig | |||
* '''monyet''' - monkey | |||
== Idioms == | |||
Some animals are also used in Indonesian idioms. | |||
* '''buaya darat''' - land crocodile Has the same meaning with the English ''playboy''. | |||
* kabar burung - bird news Rumours. | |||
* lintah darat - land leech Has the same meaning with the English ''loan shark''. | |||
* mata sapi - cow's eye A sunny side egg. | |||
* mati ayam - chicken dead Used to describe an absurd, stupid death. | |||
* membeo - parroting Used to describe someone who likes to copy someone else's words. | |||
* '''muka badak''' - rhinoceros' face Used to describe someone who literally has no shame of doing anything anymore. | |||
* otak udang - prawn brained Used to describe someone stupid. It is known that a prawn stores its faeces inside its head. | |||
* ular kepala dua - two headed snake Used to describe a hypocrite. | |||