Names of plants and animals in other languages
Tiger (Panthera tigris):
Tiger name has come from the Greek word “Tigris”. The name symbolizes fast and swift.
The name of the tiger in other language are:
Hindi: Baagh; urdu: sher; Tamil:Puli; Kannada:Huli; Gujrati: Vagh; Telugu:Taiger; punjabi:Taigara; bangla: Bagh; Marathi:Vagh; Arabi:Namur; Japani: Tora; Nepali: Taigara
Peacock (Pavo cristatus):
Peacock’s name came from the Latin word pao. It represents a bird family with beautiful feathers; cock represents the male.
The name of Peacock in other languages are:
Hindi: mor; Nepali: Mayur; Arabi: altaawus; Marathi: Mor; Urdu: Mor; Kannada: Navilu; Gujrati: Mor; Japani: Kujaku; Tamil: Mayil; Punjabi: Mor.
Ant (Formicidae)
Hindi: cheeti, Urdu: cheeti, Kannada: Iruve; Gujrati: Kīḍī; Tamil: Eṟumpu; Telugu: Cīma; Punjabi: Kīṛī, Bangla: Pipīlikā; Malyalam: uṟump;
Japani: Ari; Nepali: Kamilā; French: fourmi, Latin: formic;
Neem (Azadirachta indica)
Malyalam: vēpp; Bangla: Nima; Tamil,Punjabi, Kannada, malyalam: Azadirachta indica;
Latin: indica Azadirachta; Japani: Azadirakutaindika;
Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
Kannada, Gujrati, Nepali, Punjabi: Kamal; Malayalam: tāmara; Bangla: Padma; Tamil: Tāmarai
Latin: Lotus; Japani: Rōtasu;
Potato:
Hindi, Urdu, Bangla, Punjabi, Nepali : Aalu; Kannada: Ālūgaḍḍe; Gujrati: Baṭākānī;
Japani: Jagaimo
See Also:
Activity 7.1 class 9 Science Diversity in Living Organisms.
Activity 7.4 class 9 Science Diversity in Living Organisms.
***Activity 7.3class 9 Science Diversity in Living Organisms***
Ref: NCERT book Science Class 9 Chapter 7.
