Dog, cat, horse, lion and other animals in Yiddish, with English translations.
| English | Yiddish |
|---|---|
| animal | חיהkhaye |
| dog | הונטhunt |
| cat | קאַץkats |
| horse | פֿערדferd |
| cow | קוku |
| bull | ביקbik |
| pig | חזירkhazer |
| sheep | שאָףshof |
| goat | ציגtsig |
| donkey | אייזלeyzl |
| rabbit | קיניגלkinigl |
| mouse | מויזmoyz |
| rat | שטשורshtshur |
| hamster | — |
| lion | לייבleyb |
| tiger | טיגערtiger |
| elephant | העלפֿאַנדhelfand |
| bear | בערber |
| wolf | וואָלףvolf |
| fox | פֿוקסfuks |
| deer | הירשhirsh |
| monkey | מאַלפּעmalpe |
| giraffe | זשיראַףzhiraf |
| zebra | זעברעzebre |
| camel | קעמלkeml |
| kangaroo | קענגורוkenguru |
| hippopotamus | היפּאָפּאָטאַםhipopotam |
| rhinoceros | נאָזהאָרןnozhorn |
| gorilla | גאָרילעgorile |
| squirrel | וועווערקעveverke |
| hedgehog | שטעכלערshtekhler |
| bat | פֿלעדערמויזfledermoyz |
| snake | שלאַנגshlang |
| lizard | יאַשטשערקעyashtsherke |
| crocodile | קראָקאָדילkrokodil |
| turtle | טשערעפּאַכעtsherepakhe |
| frog | זשאַבעzhabe |
| dolphin | דעלפֿיןdelfin |
| whale | וואַלפֿישvalfish |
| shark | הײַפֿישhayfish |
1 of 40 entries is still missing in Yiddish (—) or has no direct equivalent.