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Revision as of 19:36, 10 December 2016
Animals (Alphabetical Order)
| 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.