Tagalog Words for Animals and Insects

Phrases & Vocabulary • Words

Animals (Mga Hayop)

hayop – animal

oso – bear
palaka – frog

baka – cow

pagong – turtle

kuneho – rabbit

ibon – bird
usa – deer

manok – chicken
sisiw – chick

unggoy – monkey

buwaya – crocodile

aso – dog

isda – fish

bibi – duckling
paniki – bat

kambing – goat

daga – rat

ahas – snake

baboy – pig

leon – lion
tupa – sheep

elepante – elephant

kabayo – horse

pusa – cat

igat – eel

tigre – tiger

kalabaw – carabao / water buffalo

dyirap – giraffe

Insects (Mga Insekto)

langgam – ant

gagamba – spider

salaginto – beetle

paruparo – butterfly

tipaklong – grasshopper

uod – caterpillar

langaw – housefly / common fly / fruit fly

lamok – mosquito

ipis – cockroach

putakti – wasp / hornet

alupihan – centipede

anito – termite