Dog and Puppy in Different Languages

Do you want to know what the word for dog and puppy is in different languages? We cover an extensive list of countries and how they spell dog and puppy.

Language

Dog

Puppy

Afrikaans Hond Hondjie
Albanian Qen Qenush
Amharic Wisha Buchila
Arabic Kalb Juru
Armenian Shun K’vot’vot’
Azerbaijani It Puppy
Bangla Kukura Kukurachānā
Basque Txakurra Txakurkume
Belarusian Sabaka Ščaniuk
Bosnian Pas Štene
Bulgarian Kuche Kuchentse
Burmese Birmanski Hkwaykalayy
Catalan Dog Cadell
Cebuano Iro Itoy
Chinese (simplified) Gǒu Xiǎo gǒu
Chinese (traditional) Gǒu Xiǎo gǒu
Corsican Cane Cucciolo
Croatian Pas Štene
Czech Pes Štěně
Danish Hund Hundehvalp
Dutch Hond Puppy
Esperanto Hundo Hundido
Estonian Koer Kutsikas
Filipino Aso Tuta
Finnish Koira Pentu
French Chienne (feminine), chien
(masculine)
Chiot
Galician Chan Cachorro
Georgian Dzaghli Lek’vi
German Hund Welpe
Greek Skýlos Koutávi
Gujarati Kūtarō Kurakuriyuṁ
Haitian Creole Chen Chyo
Hausa Kare Kwikwiyo
Hawaiian ʻIlio ʻIlio
Hindi Kutta Kutte ka pilla
Hmong Aub Puppy
Hungarian Kutya Kölyökkutya
Icelandic Hundur Hvolpur
Igbo Nkịta Nwa nkita
Indonesian Anjing Anak anjing
Irish Madra Madrín
Italian Cagna (feminine), cane
(masculine)
Cucciola (feminine), cucciolo
(masculine)
Japanese Inu Koinu
Javanese Asu Kirik
Kannada Nāyi Nāyimari
Kazakh Ït Küşik
Khmer Chhke Kaunochhke
Kinyarwanda Imbwa Ibibwana
Korean Gae Gang-aji
Kurdish Seh Cewr
Latin Canis Puppy
Latvian Suns Kucēns
Lithuanian Šuo Šuniukas
Luxembourgish Hond Welpen
Macedonian Kuče Kučence
Malagasy Amboa Alika
Malay Anjing Anak anjing
Malayalam Nāya Nāykkuṭṭi
Maltese Kelb Ġeru
Māori Kuri Kurī
Marathi Kutrā Pillū
Mongolian Nokhoi Gölög
Nepali Kukura Kukura
Norwegian Hund Valp
Nyanja Galu Mwana wagalu
Polish Pies Szczeniak
Portuguese Cadela (feminine), cachorro
(masculine)
Cachorra (feminine), cachorro
(masculine)
Punjabi Kutā Katūrē
Romanian Câine Catelus
Russian Sobaka Shchenok
Samoan Maile Tamai maile
Serbian Pas Puppi
Sinhala Ballā Balu pæṭiyā
Slovak Pes Šteniatko
Slovenian Pes Kuža
Spanish Perra (feminine), perro
(masculine)
Perrita (feminine), perrito
(masculine)
Sudanese Anjing Anak anjing
Swahili Mbwa Mbwa wa mbwa
Swedish Hund Valp
Tamil Nāy Nāykkuṭṭi
Telugu Kukka Kukkapilla
Thai S̄unạk̄h Lūk s̄unạk̄h
Turkish Köpek Köpek yavrusu
Ukranian Pes Shchenya
Uzbec It Kuchukcha
Vietnamese Chú chó Cún yêu
Welsh Ci Ci bach
Xhosa Injana Injana
Yiddish Hunt Hintele
Yoruba Aja Puppy
Zulu Inja Umdlwane

 

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  • Julia Wilson, 'Cat World' Founder

    Julia Wilson is the founder of Cat-World, and has researched and written over 1,000 articles about cats. She is a cat expert with over 20 years of experience writing about a wide range of cat topics, with a special interest in cat health, welfare and preventative care. Julia lives in Sydney with her family, four cats and two dogs. Full author bio