Thursday, July 18, 2013

Nouns and related adjectives:

I have given the adjectives related to animals along with the pronunciation guide for those words whose pronunciation may be ambiguous.


Nouns and related adjectives: 
1.           Ape               Simian
2.           Ass                Asinine
3.           Bear              Ursine (அர்ஸின் / अर्सीन )
4.           Bird              Avian
5.           Cat                Feline
6.           Cow              Bovine
7.           Crow             Corvine
8.           Deer             Cervine (ஸர்வைன் /  सरवाईन )
9.           Dog              Canine
10.      Dove            Columbine
11.      Eagle            Aquiline
12.      Elephant      Elephantine
13.      Fish              Piscine (பைஸீன்/ पैसीन) 
14.        Fox               Vulpine (வல்பைன்/वल्पैन  )
15.      Frog              Amphibian
16.      Goat             Carpine
17.       Goose           Anserine (ஆன்ஸரைன்/ आन्सरैन )
18.        Horse           Equine (ஈக்வைன் / ईक्वैन )
19.        Lion              Leonine (லியனைன் / लियनैन )
20.        Pig                Porcine(போர்ஸைன் /पोर्सैन )
21.      Sheep            Ovine
22.      Snake            Serpentine
23.      Toad             Amphibian
24.      Wolf             Lupine (லூபன்/लूपन )

3 comments:

  1. Great :-) this is going to help me in my poems . thank you ma'am :-)

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  2. Ape Simian
    Ass Asinine
    Bear Ursine (அர்ஸின் / अर्सीन )
    Bird Avian
    Cat Feline
    Cow Bovine
    Crow Corvine
    Deer Cervine (ஸர்வைன் / सरवाईन )
    Dog Canine
    Dove Columbine
    Eagle Aquiline
    Elephant Elephantine
    Fish Piscine (பைஸீன்/ पैसीन)
    Fox Vulpine (வல்பைன்/वल्पैन )
    Frog Amphibian
    Goat Carpine
    Goose Anserine (ஆன்ஸரைன்/ आन्सरैन )
    Horse Equine (ஈக்வைன் / ईक्वैन )
    Lion Leonine (லியனைன் / लियनैन )
    Pig Porcine(போர்ஸைன் /पोर्सैन )
    Sheep Ovine
    Snake Serpentine
    Toad Amphibian
    Wolf Lupine (லூபன்/लूपन )

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    1. I had purposely left more space to make reading easier. Thanks for the suggestion.

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