Animal in Malayalam

All Malayalam words for “animal”

• മൃഗം (mrigam) — Animal, deer, cow, hunting, musk, the dark shade in the moon, the month of Makaram, a sign of the Zodiac (Capricornus), enquiry.
• ആൺ (aan) — Male; of the man or boy sex, a male person or animal.
• ഇറച്ചി (irachi) — Meat. The flesh of an animal or bird used as food.
• കുതിര (kuthira) — Horse. A large animal ridden or used to pull carts.
• കുറുക്കൻ (kurukkan) — Fox, the wild animal known in stories for its cunning.
• കൊമ്പ് (kombu) — Branch. The branch or bough of a tree; also an animal horn.
• ജന്തുലോകം (janthulokam) — Animal world, all kinds of animals.
• ജീവകോശം (jeevakosham) — The animal body, body cell.
• നായ്ക്കൾ (naaykkal) — Dogs; more than one dog, the common household and street animal.
• നെടുവരിയന്‍ (neduvariyan) — A wild animal, tiger.
• പക്ഷി (pakshi) — Bird. A feathered animal that flies; fowl.
• പൂച്ച (poocha) — Cat; the small pet animal that mews and catches mice.
• പേട (peda) — Female animal.
• പോതം (potham) — Young one of an animal, raft, ferry boat.
• ബലിയാട് (baliyadu) — Sacrificial animal, scape goat, victim.
• മാൻ (maan) — Deer. A graceful wild animal with antlers; stag.
• മീൻ (meen) — Fish; a water animal with fins and scales, also fish eaten as food.
• മുയൽ (muyal) — Rabbit. A small long-eared animal that hops; hare.
• വാൽ (vaal) — Tail, the tail of an animal, bird or fish; the hindmost part of something.
• വിലങ്ങ് (vilangu) — Fetters, handcuff, shackles, a four legged animal, (fig) obstacle.

മൃഗം (mrigam) is the only general term here; കുതിര (kuthira), പക്ഷി (pakshi), മാൻ (maan) and മുയൽ (muyal) name particular creatures, ഇറച്ചി (irachi) is animal flesh as food and കൊമ്പ് (kombu) is a horn or branch.