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Ant : Semut
== 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
|}


Elephant : Gajah
== 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


Cat : Kucing
== 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


Chicken : Ayam
== Idioms ==
 
Some animals are also used in Indonesian idioms.
Horse : Kuda
* '''buaya darat''' - land crocodile  Has the same meaning with the English ''playboy''.
 
* kabar burung - bird news  Rumours.
Crocodile : Buaya
* lintah darat - land leech  Has the same meaning with the English ''loan shark''.
 
* mata sapi - cow's eye  A sunny side egg.
Bird : Burung
* 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.
Monkey : Monyet
* '''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.
Snack : Ular
* ular kepala dua - two headed snake  Used to describe a hypocrite.
 
Cow : Sapi
 
Dog : Anjing
 
Goat : Kambing
 
Fish : Ikan
 
Bear : Beruang
 
Mosquito : Nyamuk
 
Butterfly : Kupu-kupu
 
Bee : Lebah
 
Flies : Lalat
 
Seals : Anjing laut
 
Wolf : Serigala
 
Worm : Cacing
 
Squirrel : Tupai
 
Giraffe : Jerapah
 
Lion : Singa
 
Tiger : Harimau
 
Dragon : Naga
 
Lizard : Kadal
 
Shark : hiu
 
Pigeon : merpati
 
Eagle : Elang
 
Buffalo : Kerbau

Revision as of 04:23, 6 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.
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